Children & Grief website links
Skylight
Skylight is a New Zealand not for profit national organisation that provides unique support to children, young people and their families through change, loss, trauma and grief - whatever the cause.
Child Bereavement
This UK site offers suggested reading for talking to children about death and loss. This link will take you straight to the reading list, follow other links to find a number of articles around areas of grief. Young People
Novita
A South Australia Web-site that offers a snapshot of what loss can be like for children at different developmental ages. It also provides tips for dealing with children around times of grief. Children and Grief
Planet Creature
This is a beautiful web site created by the parents of Maeve, who died suddenly on a cycling trip. Planet Creature's resources 'Help with Loss' are well thought out and give children the chance to explore their grief. The 'Commemorative Mailbox' can allow for an outpouring of creativity in a community, school, or group.
Planet Creature
Text This Week - Resources for use after a natural disaster
The "Text This Week" site has a page of resource links that may be of use to those preparing worship following a natural disaster.
Victoria Bushfires - Pastoral Response
In response to the February 2009 Victorian bushfires, a number of resources were collated to assist in helping children and families process and respond to the devastation. Though some are bushfire specific, others are more generally applicable to situations of grief or trauma associated with catastrophic events.d
Useful sections of this website include the Children's Picture Book Collection which identifies books that speak to the big questions of life and death and show a range of responses that often contain deep insight and honesty.
The Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development has made a number of useful resources available including...
Helping adolescents after a bushfire
Possible reactions of students after a natural disaster
Information for Parents and Carers: Helping children and adolescents after a bushfire
Focus on the Family has made a number of resources available on their website including...
