Resources to Support Children
- After a Loved One Dies – How Children Grieve & How Parents and Other Adults Can Support Them
- Helping Children Cope With Loss, Death, and Grief (includes how children can help support a friend who may be grieving)
- Guidelines for Teachers & School Personnel
- Tips for Supporting Grieving Children
- Responses to Grief By Developmental Age
- Coalition to Support Grieving Students
Books Relating to Grief & Loss
- I Miss You: A First Look at Death by Pat Thomas
- When Someone Very Special Dies by Marge Heegaard
- The Invisible String by Patrice Karst
- When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death by Laurie Krasny Brown & Marc Brown
- The Memory Tree by Britta Teckentrup
- Where Do They Go? by Julia Alvarez
- The Memory Box: A Book About Grief by Joanna Rowland
- No Matter What by Debi Gliori
- When My Daddy Died, I… by K.J. Reider
- Wherever You Are: My Love Will Find You by Nancy Tilllman
Support Personnel
If you have additional questions or concerns about how best to support your child during the grieving process, please contact:
- Claire Nawojchik, School Counselor (Available Monday – Friday)
- Ricia Weiner, School Psychologist (Available Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday)
- Ali Versaggi, School Social Worker (Available Tuesday and Friday)
- Hayley Hannon, School Counselor, Grades 1 & 2 (Available Thursday)