Grief and loss
Children and adults grieve differently, and children can express their grief in unexpected ways. These sites offer practical information for times of grief, and ideas for helping children grieve.
What bereaved children need, questions they might ask, communicating with a grieving child, and when therapy can help.
A selection of articles providing an insight into children’s reactions to, and understanding of, death and loss, and how you can help them to learn to cope.
Information on understanding and helping a child with grief, how you can explain death to a child, and information for the funeral or memorial service. Also includes information on helping a child with special needs to understand what has happened.
Children’s responses to trauma and loss, and ideas for helping them to understand. Includes information to help with loss, from the death of grandparents, to the death of a pet.
