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Grief & Loss

While everyone has different ways of grieving, common grief reactions in children may include: grieving in doses, for example, crying one minute, then playing the next. acting out feelings rather than talking. changes in eating, sleeping and behavior patterns.

Resources

Grief Books for Children

 
General grief, explaining death
  • Aarvy Aardvark Finds Hope. ...
  • A Bunch of Balloons: A Book - Workbook for Grieving Children. ...
  • The Dead Bird. ...
  • The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story of Life for All Ages. ...
  • Feelings. ...
  • I Miss You: A First Look at Death. ...
  • Lifetimes: The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children. ...
  • The Next Place.
Children's Books That Explain Death And Grief To Kids
  • "The Invisible String" Little, Brown And Company. ...
  • "Chester Raccoon And The Acorn Full Of Memories" Tanglewood. ...
  • "I Miss You" Peterson's. ...
  • "When Dinosaurs Die" Little, Brown And Company. ...
  • "The Memory Box" ...
  • "Samantha Jane's Missing Smile" ...
  • "Ida, Always" ...
  • "Death Of Cupcake"
stages of grief