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)