Bereavement
Supporting children experiencing bereavement can be extremely challenging. Below are a list of resources which could be helpful.
Books:
The list of books and websites are not exhausted and are in not particular order, please view the resources prior to using them with the child to ensure they are appropriate for the situation and to ensure you are fully prepared for any questions that might follow.
- Muddle, Puddle and Sunshine by Crossley and Shepperd
- What Does Death Mean: a book for young children to help explain death and dying by Jay and Thomas
- Gentle Willow by Mills
- Micheal Rosen’s Sad Book by Rosen and Blake
- Badger’s Parting Gifts by Susan Varley
- Overcoming loss by Sorensen
- The Copper Tree by Robinson
- The Coat I Wear by Maxwell and Stewart
- The Invisible String By Karst and Stevenson
- Missing Mummy by Cobb
- The Memory Tree by Teckentrup
- Is Daddy Coming Back in a Minute? by Barber and Barber
- Waterbug and Dragonflies by Stickney
- I Miss You: a First Look at Death by Thomas
- When Dinosaurs Die: A guide to understanding death by L Brown and S Brown
- A child’s grief: supporting a child when someone in their family has died by Stubbs, Stokes and Alilovic
Websites:
https://www.barnardos.org.uk/what-we-do/services/rollercoaster-service
https://www.childbereavementuk.org/
https://www.moodcafe.co.uk/national-helplines/bereavement.aspx
