Talking about grief and loss with children can feel difficult, especially when you are trying to find the right words. This free guide offers age-appropriate language, supportive reminders, and practical ways to help children understand death, ask questions, and move through grief in their own way.
It includes guidance for preschoolers, elementary-aged children, older kids, and teens, along with suggested language, reminders about how grief can show up through play and behavior, and children’s book recommendations to help open the conversation.
Created to help caregivers approach difficult conversations with honesty, connection, and room for children’s questions and feelings.
Talking about grief and loss with children can feel difficult, especially when you are trying to find the right words. This free guide offers age-appropriate language, supportive reminders, and practical ways to help children understand death, ask questions, and move through grief in their own way.
It includes guidance for preschoolers, elementary-aged children, older kids, and teens, along with suggested language, reminders about how grief can show up through play and behavior, and children’s book recommendations to help open the conversation.
Created to help caregivers approach difficult conversations with honesty, connection, and room for children’s questions and feelings.