Helpful Links
Dealing with Grief and LossWhen a child loses a loved one, they feel and show their grief in different ways. How kids cope with the loss depends on things like their age, how close they felt to the person who died, and the support they receive. Here are some helpful articles parents can use to help a child dealing with a loss: |
Grief and Death Caring for Kids After Trauma and Death: A Guide for Parents and Professionals
by The Institute for Trauma and Stress at The NYU Child Study Center
This in-depth guidebook looks at the full range of issues regarding the need for prevention and attention to critical needs in the midst of the crisis. It is an excellent resource for caring adults helping children in times of grief.
After a Loved One Dies— How Children Grieve and how Parents and Other Adults can Support Them
by David J. Schonfeld, MD and Marcia Quackenbush, MS, MFT, CHES
This guide is geared toward parents and family members to support to a child who has lost a loved one. It provides information regarding how children grieve.
Sesame Workshop's When Families Grieve
by Sesame Workshop
This kit uses the power of Elmo and the Sesame Street Muppets to support grieving families. It includes the Muppets, and stories of families coping with the death of a parent; a parent/caregiver guide, and a storybook.
Helping Children Cope with Death
by madd Victim Services
This informational piece talks about the many factors that can impact the grief process, and emphasizes the importance of talking about the deceased. Remembering loved ones and keeping their memory alive is helpful and healing. Many things influence children’s views on death. Age, religious beliefs, cultural or ethnic values, and their relationship to the deceased person are important factors that affect their understanding. However, the reactions of their caregivers are of primary importance in determining how children will cope with death.
Words that Help vs Words that Hurt
by Children's Grief Education Association
by The Institute for Trauma and Stress at The NYU Child Study Center
This in-depth guidebook looks at the full range of issues regarding the need for prevention and attention to critical needs in the midst of the crisis. It is an excellent resource for caring adults helping children in times of grief.
After a Loved One Dies— How Children Grieve and how Parents and Other Adults can Support Them
by David J. Schonfeld, MD and Marcia Quackenbush, MS, MFT, CHES
This guide is geared toward parents and family members to support to a child who has lost a loved one. It provides information regarding how children grieve.
Sesame Workshop's When Families Grieve
by Sesame Workshop
This kit uses the power of Elmo and the Sesame Street Muppets to support grieving families. It includes the Muppets, and stories of families coping with the death of a parent; a parent/caregiver guide, and a storybook.
Helping Children Cope with Death
by madd Victim Services
This informational piece talks about the many factors that can impact the grief process, and emphasizes the importance of talking about the deceased. Remembering loved ones and keeping their memory alive is helpful and healing. Many things influence children’s views on death. Age, religious beliefs, cultural or ethnic values, and their relationship to the deceased person are important factors that affect their understanding. However, the reactions of their caregivers are of primary importance in determining how children will cope with death.
Words that Help vs Words that Hurt
by Children's Grief Education Association