Watch our new, short guidance film - Managing Special Occasions
Watch our new, short guidance film - Managing Special Occasions
Bereaved families tell us that special occasions like Father’s Day can be difficult to manage. With all the build-up in the shops and in the media, it can feel like a painful reminder of how much you are missing someone important in your life.
Bereaved families tell us that special occasions like Father’s Day can be difficult to manage. With all the build-up in the shops and in the media, it can feel like a painful reminder of how much you are missing someone important in your life.
Here are some tips for managing the day:
Here are some tips for managing the day:
Talk to your friends and family so they understand how you’re feeling
Talk to your friends and family so they understand how you’re feeling
Don’t expect too much of yourself
Don’t expect too much of yourself
Do what feels right for you, don’t feel you have to do the same as everyone else
Do what feels right for you, don’t feel you have to do the same as everyone else
Make your own traditions to remember the person who has died
Make your own traditions to remember the person who has died
Get support if you need it
Get support if you need it
Our helpline is available 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday: 0800 02 888 40
Our helpline is available 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday: 0800 02 888 40
Short video about Managing Special Occasions
Short video about Managing Special Occasions
My Dad and Me - a new memory book for children
My Dad and Me - a new memory book for children
Red Letter Days has partnered with Child Bereavement UK to create a very special gift for two brothers dealing with the death of their dad, and a new resource for bereaved children.
Red Letter Days has partnered with Child Bereavement UK to create a very special gift for two brothers dealing with the death of their dad, and a new resource for bereaved children.
‘Magical Memories of Dad’ is co-authored by Lewis (11) and Fraser (13) who were supported by Child Bereavement UK following their father’s death in 2012. The book includes some of the boys’ treasured memories of their dad, including family holidays in Lapland, playing football in the garden, and reading their favourite stories at bedtime., all depicted with beautiful illustrations by Emma Block.
‘Magical Memories of Dad’ is co-authored by Lewis (11) and Fraser (13) who were supported by Child Bereavement UK following their father’s death in 2012. The book includes some of the boys’ treasured memories of their dad, including family holidays in Lapland, playing football in the garden, and reading their favourite stories at bedtime., all depicted with beautiful illustrations by Emma Block.
A ‘blank’ version of the book – ‘My Dad and Me’ – is available as a resource for bereaved children to document and draw their own special memories of their dad.
A ‘blank’ version of the book – ‘My Dad and Me’ – is available as a resource for bereaved children to document and draw their own special memories of their dad.
Grieving is not about forgetting the person who has died, but finding ways to remember them; by also producing a blank version of the book, we hope that many more young people will have a beautiful resource in which to document their unique memories of someone special who has died.
Grieving is not about forgetting the person who has died, but finding ways to remember them; by also producing a blank version of the book, we hope that many more young people will have a beautiful resource in which to document their unique memories of someone special who has died.
To download a free copy of this resource for bereaved children, click here.
To download a free copy of this resource for bereaved children, click here.
Impact Report 2017/2018
Impact Report 2017/2018
How to support a bereaved child
How to support a bereaved child
Parenting bereaved children
Parenting bereaved children
When a parent has died
When a parent has died
Children share their perspective
Ways to cope with your emotions video
Ways to cope with your emotions video
Click here for a library of short guidance films concerning bereavement and loss
Click here for a library of short guidance films concerning bereavement and loss