A Toolkit For Young Grieving Children From The Dougy Center
While everyone grieves differently, there are some behaviors and emotions commonly expressed by children depending on their developmental level. A child’s developmental level is influenced by more than just their actual age. Trauma, including grief, and a variety of life challenges can inform where a child is along the spectrum of development. These stages are not rigid and a child might show a mix of responses from more than one developmental stage. Children, no matter what age, find consistency, routine, and flexibility to be helpful.
A Toolkit For School Personnel On Grief From The Dougy Center
As a teacher, school counselor, support staff, or administrator, it’s likely you’ll work with a student grieving the death of a family member or friend. Supporting anyone in grief can be intimidating, and especially so when it’s a child or teen. Drawn from the insights of grieving students, the Dougy Center has compiled these tips for supporting students after a death. This toolkit offers school personnel a toolkit on poems, activities, videos, articles, podcasts and tipsheets related to death, dying and grief.
A Toolkit For Family And Friends On Grief From The Dougy Center
From the Dougy Center's "Grief Out Loud" podcast episode, "No Apology Needed": "Most of us don’t know what to say or do, so we go turn to what we’ve heard others say in a similar situation, “I’m sorry for your loss.” While there’s nothing wrong with those words, especially when said with authenticity and full presence, it’s helpful to know how that phrase affects those who are grieving and what you can say instead."
A Toolkit On Advanced Serious Illness From The Dougy Center
Pathways helps families when a family member is living with an advanced serious illness. The Dougy Center offers this population a toolkit on poems, activities, videos, articles, podcasts and tipsheets related to death, dying and grief. Topics are sorted out by the type of death and the person who died. Topics include issues on hospice and palliative care, family connections, legacy building, cancer, Alzheimer's, and other serious illnesses. Spanish toolkits are also available.
A Toolkit For Families and Caregivers On Grief From The Dougy Center
Helping a child or teen who is grieving can be overwhelming for a parent or adult caregiver. This resource is for parents and caregivers who are looking for ways in which to support children in their lives who are struggling with grief. The toolkit includes poems, activities, videos, articles, podcasts and tipsheets related to death, dying and grief. Topics are sorted by the type of death and the person who died. Spanish toolkits are also available.
A Toolkit For Young Adults On Grief From The Dougy Center
Whether it was a parent, sibling, partner/ spouse, grandparent, close friend, or other family member, we’re glad you found your way to these tip sheets. This information comes directly from the grieving young adults we’ve worked with in our peer support groups. Even though grief is different for everyone, it can be helpful to hear what it’s been like for others who “get it” on some level. We compiled a list of the parts of grief that can be surprising, especially if you’ve never had someone close to you die.
A Toolkit For Teens On Grief From The Dougy Center
One thing we’ve learned from other teens who have had someone die is grief usually does what it wants — it doesn’t follow any rules or keep to a schedule. There’s no recipe and there isn’t a right or wrong way to grieve. What matters most is figuring out what really helps you deal with all that comes with grief and what doesn’t help at all. It’s totally up to you.
A Toolkit For Kids On Grief From The Dougy Center
When you're grieving, everything can feel upside down. Sometimes it can help to talk, write, draw, or act out your feelings. Get some pencils, markers, or crayons and find a spot you feel comfortable. If you need help, want a hug/high-five, have questions, or just want to talk about it with someone, be sure to ask one of your adults.
A Comprehensive List Of Resources For Children, Families and Communities On Grief, Death and Dying From The Dougy Center
About this resource: Below are toolkits from the Dougy Center on grief, death and dying, and are tailored for kids, teens, families, caregivers and helping professionals. Click the titles to discover each toolkit. Links to each toolkit are also available at the bottom of this page. Toolkits are available in Spanish. Individual toolkits are also searchable separately on the Death, Dying and End of Life's library.
Understanding death, grief and mourning: a resource manual
"Understanding death, grief and mourning: a resource manual" provides help for adults, teens, children, and those impacted by grief/bereavement associated with suicide and murder.
About the organization: Cornerstone of Hope is a nonprofit comprehensive bereavement support center, guided by Christian values of compassion and service, serving children, teens, and adults who have experienced the death of a loved one.