Grief and Loss

Please know we are here for you and your family during this time of uncertainty and sadness, we have some resources below that will help you have discussions with your children.


This is a resource you can use to help your child process their feelings. Encourage them to add to it as different feelings arise.

mylettertoyou2.pdf

GRIEF AND LOSS RESOURCES


ARTICLES:

When Children Grieve – Psychology Today


The Do's and Don'ts of Talking with a Child about Death – Psychology Today


How to Talk to Kids about Death – Child Development Institute


The Dog Isn't Sleeping: How to Talk with Children about Death - NPR


PODCAST:

Podcast – Talking with Kids About the End - NPR



BOOKS:

I Miss You: A first look at death by Pat Thomas

https://youtu.be/EyM97X4lhEo


Till We Meet Again, A children's book about death and grieving by Julie Muller

https://youtu.be/6eBjmc5Xwe0


I Will Always Love You ~ Children's Book About Death and Grieving by Melissa Lyons

https://youtu.be/_HzDCY7ZsEo

The Invisible String by Patrice Karst

https://youtu.be/rVp9ZBmPu8o

The Tenth Good Thing About Barney by Judith Viorst

https://youtu.be/yxgU61g27V8

When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death by Laurie Krasny Brown and Marc Brown

https://youtu.be/fs7xcqFwNuo

Rabbityness- by Jo Empson

https://youtu.be/RmQWEgoqdwI

The Goodbye Book by Todd Parr

https://youtu.be/inilPWHzgGk

Something Very Sad Happened by Bonnie Zucker

https://youtu.be/zHaspeyGYFQ

The Memory Box by Joanna Rowland

https://youtu.be/mF-Izj1668I

The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story of Life for All by Leo Buscaglia, Ph.D.

https://youtu.be/Qst-rXrU81o