A Place That Warms the Heart A Place Warms the Heart is an organization that provides support groups services in a caring and compassionate environment to allow each person in a family to grieve in his or her own way.
A Place to Remember A Place To Remember is committed to publishing and providing uplifting support materials and resources for those who have been touched by a crisis in pregnancy or the death of a baby.
A Time to Grieve... Bereavement Support Explores the experience of grief after the loss of a parent and offers support, simple suggestions, and a place for sharing memories.
Angel Hugs - Real help to get through the bad times like holidays, birthdays, death anniversaries and family gatherings. Message board, photo albums and a place to share.
Barr-Harris Children's Grief Center Serves children who have lost a sibling; lost a parent through death, divorce, or abandonment; or imminent death of a family member; affiliated with the Institute for Psychoanalysis in Chicago, Illinois, US.
Bereaved Families Online Has a member of your family died? You are not alone. Bereaved Families provides support for people who have lost an immediate family member.
Bill Chadwick's Zoom A special place to visit. Highly appreciated by many according to the guestbook logs. Bill's son was killed by a drunk driver. Other resources also available here. An open and honest site.
Born Angels Pregnancy Loss Support Born Angels (BA) is a special place to spend some time for grieving parents who have lost a baby at any stage of pregnancy; ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth, and neonatal loss.
Center for Human Development-Grief Management At some time in our lives, we must all travel the path of brokenness and darkness, through the deep emotional pain of grief. But the journey must not stop there. One must continue down that path to the wholeness and light of deep emotional healing.
Centering.org Centering Corporation, the nations oldest bereavement resource center, offers books, Caring Concepts newsletter,workshops and other caring resources for those healing from loss.
Children and Death -Sites for Educators and Parents Spend extra time with the grieving child. Let the child cry if need be, and talk as well. Many times a comforting ear can help tremendously. Children will also need to be reassured that they will not die soon. Reassure the child and keep in touch with the family. Be honest in your answers and don't give far-fetched stories. Respect the different traditions and cultures, the death might not be handled in the same way as you. The parents will surely fill you in on their beliefs. Be truthful and Most importantly -- be there. Here are some sites I recommend to help when dealing with death and children:
CHILDREN AND GRIEF When a family member dies, children react differently from adults. Preschool children usually see death as temporary and reversible--a belief reinforced by cartoon characters who "die" and "come to life" again. Children between five and nine begin to think more like adults about death, yet they still believe it will never happen to them or anyone they know.
CHILDREN AND GRIEF - The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry When a family member dies, children react differently from adults. Preschool children usually see death as temporary and reversible, a belief reinforced by cartoon characters who "die" and "come to life" again. Children between five and nine begin to think more like adults about death, yet they still believe it will never happen to them or anyone they know.
Children's Grief & Loss Issues Offering information, seminars, books, CDs and videos to help a child deal with grief issues.
Comfort Zone Camps are non-profit bereavement camps for children who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling or primary caregiver.
Coping with a National Trauma Coping with a National Trauma In the aftermath of the events of September 11th, we are all struggling to find the right words to express our feelings, to provide comfort…to make some sense of it all. This is an especially difficult challenge when talking with our children. Here are some resources that we hope will make it easier for you to help your children cope with this tragic event. We send our heartfelt sympathies and our support to all the families who have been directly affected.
Dancing on the Moon Find links for over 200 grief support resources, share feelings in a sibling grief and loss support listserve, and post a tribute to someone you've lost.
DEALING WITH SADNESS AND LOSS . Healthy grieving is necessary to come to terms with loss. Excessive and prolonged grieving can prevent a child from approaching others and forming new attachments. Responsive teachers and caregivers help children feel more comfortable with expressing sad, unhappy feelings. Here are some suggestions for helping children deal with sadness and loss.
Death Of A Child A Letter to Hurting Parents Who Have Lost Children From a Parent Who Himself Has Lost Two Children. (with Biblical perspectives)
Death of an Adult Child Helping parents deal with other issues regarding loss of an adult child.
Death-Dying.com Losing a child causes much pain and heartache for the family, but there is hope. Visit this site for the information you need.
Empty Arms Empty Heart Find support for personal grief associated with loss of infants from miscarriage to neonatal death.
Empty Cradle, Broken Heart Death of a baby is one of the most difficult types of grief. This book takes a caring look at bereavement and healing following miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death due to other causes. The author doesn't tell you what you should be feeling, but helps you recognize common reactions and ways of moving toward recovery. The emphasis on how you can heal by mourning the loss and moving on without denying the pain.
Fernside Online A non-profit, non-denominational organization serving grieving children and their families.
GRIEF & LOSS RESOURCE CENTRE This site, spread across a few pages, is divided into three sets of links. The first set includes grief and bereavement resources, called "Grief Links." The second set is devoted to various "losses" in our lives, other than death, that involve varying degrees of grief, called "Loss Links." The third set is comprised of links to Memorials collections. You will find these three categories useful.
Grief and the Mourning Process Learn about physical, emotional, and social aspects of grief. Learn the three-phrase process of mourning. Identify causes of complicated grief and share ways to care for someone in mourning.
Grief During Holidays, Birthdays & Anniversaries When a loved one has recently died, you are likely to greet family celebrations and special events with mixed feelings. Remember to honor your personal sense of how best to handle these occasions. Talking with a trusted family member or friend can help you clarify your thoughts and feelings.
Grief Related To Pregnancy And Infant Death This page is devoted to grief related to pregnancy and infant death, including miscarriage, stillbirth, termination of pregnancy, and death of the very young. We have related pages for bereaved families and helping children with death and serious illness.
Grief Resources Over 400 resources to help children and adults through serious illness, death, loss, grief and bereavement. Reviewed and selected by knowledgeable professionals
Grief Resources This site offers reading materials for purchase. An Amazon.com subsidiary.
GriefNet GriefNet is an Internet community of persons dealing with grief, death, and major loss.
Healing Children's Grief Surviving a parent's death from cancer provides practical guidance and direction for medical professionals and laypeople.
Healing Heart.net Healing Hearts for Bereaved Parents is dedicated to providing grief support and services to parents whose child has died.
Helping After Neonatal Death Helping After Neonatal Death, is a California non-profit 501(c)3 corporation, founded in 1981 to help parents, their families and their healthcare providers cope with the loss of a baby before, during, or after birth.
Helping Childen to Understand Death This fact sheet will help you understand how children view death and how you can help a child cope with the death of a loved one.
HELPING CHILDREN AFTER A DISASTER A catastrophe such as an earthquake, hurricane, tornado, fire, flood, or violent acts is frightening to children and adults alike. It is important to acknowledge the frightening parts of the disaster when talking with a child about it. Falsely minimizing the danger will not end a child's concerns. Several factors affect a child's response to a disaster.
Helping Children Cope with Death Children's concerns are sometimes similar, sometimes different from those of adults. However, because the adults around them are grieving too, children's needs and concerns may go unaddressed. Some responses that children might have to death include the following...
Helping Children Cope with Death Death is a fact of life that every child must grapple with. For some, the death of a goldfish is their first exposure; for others, it is the death of a grandparent. In many cultures, death is viewed as a natural occurrence, and no attempt is made to isolate it from everyday life.
Helping Children cope with Disaster It is not unusual for a disaster to trigger children's questions about death and dying. Underlying many of these questions is the fear of losing a parent.
Helping Children Cope with Loss Many children in single-parent families feel loss, which can make them feel rejected or lonely. Coping with loss is one of the most difficult tasks for children in single-parent families. They can have these same feelings if their parents are divorced, never married, or if a parent has died.
Helping children cope with loss and death SFG is a program adapted from an American course by Southern Cross University lecturer Anne Graham after consulting educators, psychologists, parents, young people and grief specialists in Australia.
Helping Children Deal with Grief Helping Children Deal with Grief is a web site authored by my friend and office-mate Linda Goldman. It features Linda's two books on children and grief.
HomeWorking Mom.Com A national organization providing ideas, inspiration and support for mothers who choose to work at home.
How do children cope with death? There are several ways in which a child may react to the death of a loved one. Most children's reactions are caused by fear and confusion. The guidance of a parent is essential in helping the child cope with the emotional scars and reinforce the child's sense of protection and assurance.
Hygeia An online journal for pregnancy and neonatal loss.
KIdsAid KIDSAID is a safe place for kids to share and to help each other deal with grief about any of their losses. It's a place to share and deal with feelings, to show artwork and stories, to talk about pets, to meet with one's peers.
KIDSAID KIDSAID is a safe place for kids to share and to help each other deal with grief about any of their losses. It's a place to share and deal with feelings, to show artwork and stories, to talk about pets, to meet with one's peers.
Living Beyond Loss - A family shares their experience with the loss of a child.
Moms and Dads We are an online support group with total support from all over the world. This is in honor of the Parents who have lost a child. Whether it be their only child or they have other surviving children, the pain is the same...
Mostmom Zone Email discussion for loss in multiple birth.
NFDA Caregiving Information Perhaps one of the most difficult situations parents ever face is telling their children that a loved one has died. We are afraid children won't understand death or that they'll be crushed emotionally. Most likely, we don't know when to tell them or what to say. The fact is that children can and do handle death well—often better than the adults around them. Like adults, children need to come to terms with death and the grief that accompanies it.
Normal Grief Responses Responses to grief fall into several major categories: somatic (physical) reactions; powerful emotional responses; disruption of social functioning; and distortions of "normal" thought. They may include any combination of the following...
Precious Children Remembered A non-profit organization formed by bereaved parents to help other bereaved parents through this journey of sorrow known as grief.
Raindrop - Death Education for Children Of All Ages Death is a funny thing. Nobody really knows what happens when we die. For that matter, nobody even knows what happens to make us live. All we really know is that we are here (whatever that means?).
Safe Crossings Safe Crossings is a Hospice of Seattle program designed to meet the needs of children up to the age of 18 facing the loss of a loved one. This is done through a variety of educational and supportive activities.
Sara's Smile, Inc. Sara's Smile, Inc. offers comfort to grieving mommies using Sare Bears to put in mommies' empty arms. The Campbell family tell their story and turn their tragedy into filling an unmet need.
Share Atlanta Welcome to... SHARE Atlanta's Website For parents who have experienced pregnancy or newborn loss
SHARE Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support The mission of SHARE Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support, Inc. is to serve those whose lives are touched by the tragic death of a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth or newborn death.
Talking About War with Preschoolers If your preschool child asks about a war, talk about it in concrete terms, while reassuring them of their own safety.
Talking to Children about Death Death is a reality that children, like all of us, can learn to live with. Even before the death of a close family member occurs, parents can begin to introduce the idea of death as a part of everyday life. The nightly news, a trip past the cemetery, or a dead plant or bird may spark conversation about death.
Talking to Children About Death Information and resources on helping children deal with the death of a loved one and guidelines and tips for parents to serve as a support network
Talking to Kids About War Kids ask lots of tough questions but questions about war are some of the hardest to answer. Especially when the news provides immediate and graphic details, parents wonder if they should protect their children from the grim reality, explore the topic, or share their personal beliefs. Professionals may wonder how much information to provide or how to help children if they are confused or troubled. And all adults must reconcile the dilemma of advocating non-violence while explaining why nations maintain armies and engage in war. This guide helps answer some common questions and concerns parents and professionals have about talking to children about war.
Talking with Children about Today's Tragic Events The tragic events of today, which are still unfolding as this article is prepared, will certainly impact on the children we care about. So what is a parent, teacher, or other caring adult to do when terror fills the airways
The Arizona SIDS Alliance - Grief support information, family stories, memorials, professional resources for families everywhere.
The Compassionate Friends Compassionate Friends is a national nonprofit mutual-support organization for families who are grieving the death of a child. Site offers brochures, articles and grief resources.
The Compassionate Friends: Grief support after the death of a child. The mission of The Compassionate Friends is to assist families in the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child and to provide information to help others be supportive.The Compassionate Friends is a national nonprofit, self-help support organization which offers friendship and understanding to families who are grieving the death of a child of any age, from any cause. There is no religious affiliation. There are no membership fees or dues, and all bereaved family members are welcome.
The Grief of Children The Grief of Children is expressed many times in a different manner than ours. A child's grief process is compounded in that they do not have the reasoning capabilities as do adults.
What Happens to Children Who Lose a Parent? The death of a parent is undoubtedly one of the most difficult experiences that a child may encounter! The parent not only disappears from the child's daily life, but the remaining adults are themselves changed as a result of their own bereavement. Children need to maintain a connection to the deceased parent. This connection is establishing a set of memories, feelings and actions. The surviving parent or other adults can help the child form healthy connections.
Grief Companion Everyone grieves differently. But no one needs to carry grief alone. Whatever loss you are grieving, here you can share your loss with others, and find material that other grieving people have found helpful and comforting. Grieving takes time. Take time to grieve
National Next Of Kin Registry The National Next Of Kin Registry (NOKR) is a new high-speed solution to locating your Next Of Kin in urgent situations. NOKR is designed as an emergency contact system to help if you or your family member is missing, injured or deceased. NOKR is a free service to the public as well as the Local and State agencies using the search service.
The Bright Side-Wings of Support Whether dealing with a crisis, grief, coping with a mental disorder or just feeling overwhelmed with life we all go through difficult periods in our life. When life feels like it is too much of a strain, a little bit of support can go a long way towards helping us cope. That is what The Bright Side is all about.
