Helping Children Deal With Grief

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The death of a parent is perhaps the most difficult event that can happen to a child. Use these resources to help you support the mental health of children as they process their grief. American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fact Sheet: Grief and Children The Dougy Center The National Center for Grieving Children and Families How to Help a Grieving Child Activities for Children Kids and Funerals Help for the Holidays Developmental Grief Responses Extension Alliance for Better Child Care Ways Child Care Providers Can Help Children Deal with Grief and Loss National Child Traumatic Stress Network Traumatic Grief in Military Children: Information for Educators, Families, and Medical Providers PBS Kids for Parents Helping Toddlers Understand Their Emotions Tune in to babies’ cues Label and help toddlers cope with feelings Don’t fear the feelings Avoid minimizing or talking children out of their feelings Teach tools for coping Sesame Street Helping Children Cope With Grief Tips for Parents: Sharing & Talking, Finding Comfort, Moving Forward Printable Tools Online Resource TAPS Tragedy Assistance for Survivors TAPS Magazine Survivor Resource Kit Find a Support Group Seminars and Good Grief Camps

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The death of a parent is perhaps the most difficult event that can happen to a child. Use these resources to help you support the mental health of children as they process their grief.

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Fact Sheet: Grief and Children
The Dougy Center
The National Center for Grieving Children and Families
- How to Help a Grieving Child
- Activities for Children
- Kids and Funerals
- Help for the Holidays
- Developmental Grief Responses
Extension Alliance for Better Child Care
Ways Child Care Providers Can Help Children Deal with Grief and Loss
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Traumatic Grief in Military Children: Information for Educators, Families, and Medical Providers
PBS Kids for Parents
Helping Toddlers Understand Their Emotions
- Tune in to babies’ cues
- Label and help toddlers cope with feelings
- Don’t fear the feelings
- Avoid minimizing or talking children out of their feelings
- Teach tools for coping
Sesame Street
Helping Children Cope With Grief
- Tips for Parents: Sharing & Talking, Finding Comfort, Moving Forward
- Printable Tools
- Online Resource
TAPS
Tragedy Assistance for Survivors
- TAPS Magazine
- Survivor Resource Kit
- Find a Support Group
- Seminars and Good Grief Camps