Resources for Children
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Telling A Child Someone Has Died
This Resource is from the National Alliance for Chidren’s Grief
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Key Points to remember when talking to children and teens about death and dying
This resource comes from the National Alliance for Children’s Grief
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Supporting Children and Teens When a Family Member is Dying in a Hospital or Care Facility
This comes from the Dougy Center
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Ida, Always
Gus lives in a big park in the middle of an even bigger city, and he spends his days with Ida. Ida is right there. Always. Then one sad day, Gus learns that Ida is very sick, and she isn’t going to get better. Ida, Always is an exquisitely told story of two best friends—inspired by a real bear friendship—and a gentle, moving, needed reminder that loved ones lost will stay in our hearts, always.
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The Goodbye Book
It’s hard to say goodbye to someone.
You might not know what to feel.
But you’ll remember that there will always be someone to love you and hold you tight. age 2-4 yrs -
See You On the Other Side
by Rachel Montez Minor. This lyrical picture book is a beautiful, heart-opening ode to loved ones we've lost and a reminder that their love will carry on with us forever.
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I Miss You
When a close friend or family member dies, it can be sad for kids and difficult for them to express the big feelings they are experiencing. This book will help explain in a gentle way that death is a natural complement to life and that grief and a sense of loss are normal feelings to have following the death of a loved one.
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Empty and Me
by Azam Mahdavi. After a young girl's mother dies, Empty appears and silently takes up the big blank space left behind. But then, a happy reminder of her mom pops up one day. Empty stays around, but the little girl starts to connect with others and share new moments of happiness with them.
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The Dreams We Made
by Lisa Bently. In this moving, hope-filled picture book about loss, love, and family, a little girl grieving the death of her father discovers that she can take the loved ones she's lost with her on all her future journeys.
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Talking to Children about Cancer
Mesothelioma Hope has assembled some good resources for talking with children who love people with cancer and other life limiting illness.
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in Chanhassen MN
A safe haven of support, compassion, education, and hope. We provide services by licensed mental health counselors at no cost so that families can navigate grief in healthy ways.
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The Dougy Center, Portland OR
A wide range of resources for people of all ages who are grieving before and after a death.
Our review: Experts. Well respected. Their website is amazing, searchable by age, situation, so user friendly, simply the best. It covers all kinds of loss, but you can always specify a filter. Click here, for instance, for a direct link to activities for kids with a loved one has been on hospice.
So many more good books!
Let’s hear it for librarians! And all those dear folks who love children and care about their mental health. Authors, therapists, parents, grandparents, godparents, teachers, artists, pastors, coaches - the whole lot of you get a shout out. Some of you have compiled beautiful lists of your favorite children’s books on grief, and why. We have linked some here.
