Grief Support for Families
Cardinal Kids Bereavement Resources
Perinatal Loss & Loss of Child
Online Resources:
Suggested Reading:
Shattered – Surviving the Loss of a Child by Gary Roe
Empty Arms: Coping with Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Death by Sherokee Ilse
After the Loss of Your Baby: Teen Mothers by Connie Nykiel
Bearing the Unbearable – Loss of child by Joanne Cacciatore, PhD
Understanding Your Grief by Alan Wolfelt, PhD
The Unspeakable Loss by Nisha Zenoff, PhD
It’s Okay that You’re Not Okay by Megan Divine
Resources for Children
Online Resources:
- https://www.dougy.org/grief-support-resources/kids – (Resources in Spanish)
- https://nacg.org/resource-library/ – (Resources in Spanish)
- https://childrensroom.org/resources/ – (Resources in Spanish)
- Siblings & Children — Missing Pieces (missingpiecesgrief.org)
- Parent Resources | PBS KIDS for Parents
- https://childmind.org/article/helping-children-deal-grief/
- Instagram: @Child_life_grief_notes
Apps:
Suggested Books:
For Children 3 – 5 years
- The Rabbit Listened: by Cori Doerrfeld
For Children 4 – 8 years
- Ida, Always by Caron Levis
- The Invisible String by Patrice Karst (available in Spanish)
- The Memory Box by Joanna Rowland
- Where’s Jess by Joy & Mary Johnson (recommended for young children who have lost a sibling)
- Why Do I Feel so Sad by Tracy Lambert, LPC
For Children 8 – 12 years
- Animal Crackers: a tender book about death, funerals, and love by Bridget Marshall
- When someone dies by Sharon Greenlee
- The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story of Life for All Ages by Leo Buscaglia
Resources for Teens
Online Resources:
- https://www.dougy.org/grief-support-resources/teens – (Resources in Spanish)
- https://childrensroom.org/resources/teen_grief_resources/ – (Resources in Spanish)
- https://www.centerforloss.com/2023/12/helping-teenagers-cope-grief/
- Instagram: @Teen_life_grief_notes
Suggested Books:
- Straight Talk about death for Teenagers by Earl Grollman
