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Resources: About Me

SUPPORTING GRIEVING CHILDREN

I AM GRIEVING 

I AM SUPPORTING SOMEONE GRIEVING 

Inner Sojourn Created Resources

How Do You Help A Grieving Friend?

Holding Space - The Art of Helping

I am sure you have heard the words "holding space" but what does it truly mean? Holding space for someone is to be supportive and present, without judgment or opinion. It is something easier said than done. It means listening. Allowing the person to share their feelings and thoughts without fixing or the need to respond. It includes practicing empathy and compassion accepting someone's truths, no matter what they may be. Putting your needs and opinions aside, and allowing them to just be. And remember... it takes practice.

Serious Illness and Before Loss

** My go to items

The 5 C's of Children's with loved one's with serious illness or death.

  1. Did I cause it?

  2. Can I catch it?

  3. Could I have cured it?

  4. Who is going to care for me?

  5. How will I stay connected to them?

**Me and My Illness - Activity Book

**My Life Their Illness
Activity Book

Livingoutloud.life Living with advanced illness - young adults and teens

Not If But When - Books for young people about death and loss

Movies and Videos that Explore Death, Loss and Grief

Movies
Charlie St. Cloud
We Bought a Zoo

Children Movies About Death & Dying
Soul
Coco

 

Grief Feels Like ...

When Families Grieve

After The Loss

The 5 C's of Children's with loved one's with serious illness or death.

  1. Did I cause it?

  2. Can I catch it?

  3. Could I have cured it?

  4. Who is going to care for me?

  5. How will I stay connected to them?

**Dougy Center for Grieving Children & Teens

**Canadian Virtual Hospice
 Youthgrief.ca

**Children and Youth Grief Network

Winston's Wish Book

Nightengale Centre for Children, Youth & families (Guelph) 

Andrea Warnick Consulting
Resources, Counselling Education & Support 

**Medical Assistance in Dying - Activity Book

**Bereaved Families of Ontario

**Bereavement Ontario Network

Lighthouse  - Grieving Children & Families