Children and Grief

Good Morning Deep Creek Family,

Several of our Deep Creek Families have experienced a significant loss in their lives recently. Our students, and their families, may need us more now than ever.  We are a community school, and it takes a community of caring adults to help assist students with the grieving process.  It is important to remember that kids react to grief in different ways...some may want to talk and others may not. Some may be teary throughout the days following the death, and others may be quiet. There is never a right or wrong way to grieve and it is important to allow our students the time they need for healing to begin. Sometimes, we may not know what to say or do. Here are some tools to help guide us....

http://childgrief.org/documents/WordsthatHelpandHurt.pdf

Here are some helpful books for parents and kids. I also have some in my office that anyone is welcome to borrow.  

Berry, J.: Good Answers to Tough Questions About Death 
Grollman, E. and J. Johnson: A Complete Book About Death for Kids 
Heegaard, M.: Coping with Death and Grief
Krasny-Brown, L. and M. Brown: When Dinosaurs Die 
Mellonie, B. and R. Ingpen: Lifetimes 
Romain, T.: What On Earth Do You Do When Someone Dies? 
Thomas, P.: I Miss You: A first look at death Winsch, J.: After the Funeral

Thanks, 
Noelle