Children's grief Archives

Supporting grieving children and young people through exams

8th April 2024 Advice

Exams can often be a difficult time for most students when people can feel under pressure to perform and to give of their best. This can sometimes feel additionally difficult for students who are grieving, who may find it hard to think clearly, take information in, access memory recall, concentrate ...

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Supporting grieving children and young people during the Easter break

15th March 2024 Advice

The easter break can be a time for joy and celebration for many, but for those who are grieving the death of someone, it can be an especially challenging time. For some children and young people, school or college can serve as a distraction from their grief, so when the holidays ...

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5 ways to manage grief in the summer holidays

17th July 2023 Advice

We know that the summer holidays can be a difficult time for grieving families, children, and young people. Losing the consistent routine of school or college can affect people and bring up lots of different emotions. Our team of Support Workers share five ways to manage grief and emotions over ...

Talking to children about a new relationship after the death of a parent

4th February 2023 Advice

As a widowed parent, there may come a time when you find a new partner and want to introduce them to your children. This is a daunting situation for everyone involved – you, your children and your new partner. Your children will probably feel lots of complicated emotions, including fear, ...

How to help bereaved children understand grief

20th July 2021 Advice

Often, people will talk about the ‘different stages of grief’, suggesting that everyone’s grief follows the same path through the stages of grief and that their grief will get smaller over time. We know from our experience that it’s not that simple and we prefer to look at it another ...

Father’s Day in lockdown: supporting grieving children and young people

4th June 2020 Advice

For children and young people whose dad has died, Father’s Day can be a difficult time when their grief may be heightened and they are constantly reminded that their dad is no longer here. Father’s Day marketing is inescapable and we are constantly reminded on television and social media that we ...

Separation anxiety: How lockdown has affected bereaved children and young people

29th May 2020 Advice

Has your child become more clingy and anxious since going into lockdown? Or are you worried about your child’s separation anxiety resurfacing once they start returning to school and ‘normal life’? Both are perfectly natural and perhaps more likely for and young people who have experienced a bereavement. Our team have ...

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Ways to cope with anniversaries, birthdays and special days when you have been bereaved

6th May 2020 Advice

In the immediate aftermath of the death of someone important you will have many emotions and these can often resurface on special dates such as anniversaries and birthdays. How do you manage those days? Is it ok to remember? Is it ok to avoid remembering on that day? What can ...

What do children and young people understand about death?

27th April 2020 Advice

How much children understand about death will be different at different ages and stages of development. These are the most common understandings of death by children of different ages but remember that all children are special and unique and therefore, they will respond to and understand death in their own ...

Do children grieve differently to adults?

14th April 2020 Advice

Although they will feel it just as deeply, children will experience and express grief in different ways to adults. The way children grieve will mostly depend on their age and understanding of death as well as their ability to talk about their thoughts and feelings. This can often make their reactions ...

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