Resource & Activity Guide: Processing Grief with Kids
Grief and loss are a natural part of life, but that knowledge doesn’t make it any easier to navigate when it happens to you and your family. When there are kids involved, it can be even more complicated to try guiding them through their process while also working through your own. Grief doesn’t wait for a “good time” to creep in. It also doesn’t go away entirely, but rather evolves over time. As kids are learning about the world and their relationship to it, grief and loss can be an opportunity to build connection with them if we allow it to. It can open doors for modeling coping skills and helping them figure out what feels right for them as they process a loss. Kids can be our greatest teachers, so coming alongside them to help them through can be healing for grown ups as well.
This resource and activity guide was co-created by Susan Gray (teacher trainer, educational consultant, and parent coach) and Amber L. Bradbury (grief advocate and author of “If Grandma Were Here”).
Included in this guide:
1) Curated book list for kids about grief, loss, and death
2) 3 pages of activity and ritual ideas for developing health coping skills
3) Curated list of additional resources and organizations for continued support
4) 6 printable coloring/activity pages for kids
Grief and loss are a natural part of life, but that knowledge doesn’t make it any easier to navigate when it happens to you and your family. When there are kids involved, it can be even more complicated to try guiding them through their process while also working through your own. Grief doesn’t wait for a “good time” to creep in. It also doesn’t go away entirely, but rather evolves over time. As kids are learning about the world and their relationship to it, grief and loss can be an opportunity to build connection with them if we allow it to. It can open doors for modeling coping skills and helping them figure out what feels right for them as they process a loss. Kids can be our greatest teachers, so coming alongside them to help them through can be healing for grown ups as well.
This resource and activity guide was co-created by Susan Gray (teacher trainer, educational consultant, and parent coach) and Amber L. Bradbury (grief advocate and author of “If Grandma Were Here”).
Included in this guide:
1) Curated book list for kids about grief, loss, and death
2) 3 pages of activity and ritual ideas for developing health coping skills
3) Curated list of additional resources and organizations for continued support
4) 6 printable coloring/activity pages for kids
Grief and loss are a natural part of life, but that knowledge doesn’t make it any easier to navigate when it happens to you and your family. When there are kids involved, it can be even more complicated to try guiding them through their process while also working through your own. Grief doesn’t wait for a “good time” to creep in. It also doesn’t go away entirely, but rather evolves over time. As kids are learning about the world and their relationship to it, grief and loss can be an opportunity to build connection with them if we allow it to. It can open doors for modeling coping skills and helping them figure out what feels right for them as they process a loss. Kids can be our greatest teachers, so coming alongside them to help them through can be healing for grown ups as well.
This resource and activity guide was co-created by Susan Gray (teacher trainer, educational consultant, and parent coach) and Amber L. Bradbury (grief advocate and author of “If Grandma Were Here”).
Included in this guide:
1) Curated book list for kids about grief, loss, and death
2) 3 pages of activity and ritual ideas for developing health coping skills
3) Curated list of additional resources and organizations for continued support
4) 6 printable coloring/activity pages for kids
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