New, free resources to support bereaved and grieving children

Each year, over 41,000 children experience bereavement. Child Bereavement UK estimates one in 29 school children have lost a parent or sibling – that’s one child in every class. 92% of young people will experience a significant bereavement before the age of 16, yet according to a 2016 YouGov survey, only one in 10 adults bereaved as a child said their school was very supportive of them at the time of their bereavement, and 6% of British adults still believe it’s never appropriate to talk to children of any age about death.

As part of our continued mission to create a happier, healthier society, together with Happiful Magazine and our counsellors, we have created a new series of free resources focusing on childhood bereavement. Aiming to support parents, teachers, preschool and primary school-aged children, you can discover our full range of free resources and articles:

Activities

• Making a Memory Box Guide for Kids
• Making a Memory Box Guide for Adults
• Grief Journaling Guide for Kids
• Grief Journaling Guide for Adults

Resources

• Making a memory box with a bereaved child (comic)
• Grief journaling for kids (comic)
• Helping a Grieving Friend (comic)
• Big Events Without You (comic)
• Tips for Helping Grieving Children Through Christmas (PDF)  

Articles

• Activities to Help Grieving Children
• Children’s Book Corner: 5 Supportive Reads for Bereaved Children
• Tips for helping grieving children through Christmas
• The App Helping Children Through Bereavement
• Using journaling to help bereaved children
• Memory boxes and childhood bereavement

For the full range of new, free bereavement resources, check out our Childhood Bereavement page.