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When a child dies we overcome with emotions. Often we become so overcome
with our emotions that our surviving children are neglected. Or perhaps
they do not express their grief in ways that we recognize as grief.
But surviving children are affected by loss. The information here
has been developed to help you better understand the grieving child
and to help them with their grieving process.
Note: many of the links below are in Adobe PDF format. If you
do not have Acobat Reader, you may download it for
free here.
- Children and Grief
- Today there is a greater sensitivity to developmental differences
between childhood and other developmental stages in the human
life cycle. This article explores the differences between the
grieving process of children and that of adults.
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- Kindness Project for Kids
- Community volunteering is very important for people, even children,
to heal from overwhelming grief. Like adults, kids can take part
in our Kindness Project, an worldwide movement to honor and remember
those who have died. Find out more about the Kindness Project
visit the Kindness Project section
of our website.
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- Helping Grieving Children
- Tips on helping children grieve. Also contains helpful information
about how children express their grief and signs to look for if
your child may need professional help.
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- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Children can experience PTSD. Learn more by clicking the above
link.
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- For Professionals
- What professionals can do to help a family facing death.
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- Am I still a big sister or
big brother?
- An aritcle in our "Cherish Corner" section (this will take you
out of the Kid's Section of the site). This article was written
by MISS Founder Joanne Cacciatore-Garard about sibling grief.
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- Helpful books for the Grieving Child:
To purchase either of the books, visit
the MISS Shop.
Please note: Both children's books and the brochures
are copyrighted by the MISS Foundation. They are being offered free
as a public service to help grieving children. They may be printed
for personal use only and not for resale, not for use in
public distribution, and not to be used in any other manner without
the express written permission of the
publisher. Thank you.
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