Children, Teens and Loss

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Resources for Adults Supporting Grieving Children

• Tips for how to tell your other children
• Know what your other children’s concept of death is, by age
• When Teachers Face Grief in the Classroom – Dr. Silverman (outside article)
• The Impact of Miscarriage on Our Daughters is an outside article
• Our international Long Term Support section has crisis hotlines, books and more (and our local long term support section has resources in your own community)
• Helpful perspectives and scriptures for the different aspects of pregnancy loss ( outside link – scroll to the bottom and click the link you’d like to read more about)

Resources for Children

• The stillbirthday keepsakes section has gifts and other ideas that children and teens may like to have or be a part of.
• The stillbirthday crafting section has tutorials for helpful things to make while talking about their beloved sibling.
• The New Song Center offers grief support specifically to siblings and other children
• Grief Works
• Here is an outside link with additional information for children
• Special farewell words and music (from our site)
• Comfort Zone is a free childrens camp that explores grief

By Country

• Support in Romania for bereaved siblings and children (English translation)

Resources for Grieving Teens

• GriefSpeak Resources
• National Students of AMF
• 100 Practical Ideas (book for teens)
• CL&LT Resources

Resources for Adults Supporting Grieving Teens

• GriefSpeak Resources
• Because I’m the Mom

 Children & Teens Can Encourage One Another

Stillbirthday holds the stories and experiences of children and teens.  If you have a special drawing or other artwork, or you have a poem or would like to journal your experience and feelings, we’d be honored to hold your feelings and validate you here.  Please speak with an adult about sharing your story, where it will be held at the “Siblings” section of stories.

Books for Children

• The Purple Balloon – Chris Ranschka (recommended)
• A Letter from Heaven – Steve Butler
• We Do Remember You – Steve Butler
• Raising Grieving Children – Dr. Silverman (Psychology Today – blog)
• Our Baby Died – Dr. Jane Worland
• My Baby Big Sister – Cathy Blanford
• Something Happened – Cathy Blanford
• I Miss You: A First Look at Death – Pat Thomas
• We Were Gonna Have a Baby, but We Had an Angel Instead - Pat Schwiebert
• Someone Came Before You – Pat Schwiebert
• Isabelle’s Dream: A Story and Activity Book – Betsy Arenella
• Gentle Willow – Joyce C. Mills
• Granddad’s Prayers for the Earth – Douglas Wood
• The Dragonfly Door – John Adams
• Helping Children Grieve – Theresia Huntley
• About Dying: An Open Family Book for Parents & Children – Sara Stein
• The Fall of Freddie the Leaf - Leo Buscaglia
• Last Week my Brother Anthony Died – Martha Whitmore
• Losing Someone You Love: When a Brother or Sister Dies – Elizabeth Richter
• The Mountains of Tibet – Gerstein (belief in reincarnation)
• The Sky Goes on Forever – Molly Macgregor (activities)
• The Tenth Good Thing about Barney – Judith Viorst