Grief/Illness and Divorce

Grief and Illness

• Helping Children Cope with Grief from the Child Mind Institute:

  https://childmind.org/guide/helping-children-cope-grief/

• How to Handle a Holiday after the death of a loved one from the Child Mind Institute:

  https://childmind.org/article/how-to-handle-holidays-after-a-death-in-the-family/

• Book - When Someone Very Special Dies: Children Can Learn to Cope with Grief (Drawing Out Feelings Series) by Marge Heegaard (Author)

• Book - The Invisible String by Patrice Karst

• Book - Empty Cradle, Broken Heart (miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death) by Deborah Davis 

• Book - How to Help Children Through a Parent's Serious Illness by Kathleen Mccue 

• Book - Help Me Say Goodbye: Activities for Helping Kids Cope When a Special Person Dies by Janis Silverman 

• Book - Healing Your Grieving Heart for Kids: 100 Practical Ideas (Healing Your Grieving Heart series) by Alan D. Wolfelt 

• Book - Empty Arms: Coping With Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Death 20th, Revised & enlarged Editionby Sherokee Ilse  

• Book - When a Pet Dies by Fred Rogers 

• Book - Replacement Children: The Unconscious Script Paperback – December 15, 2015

• https://childlifemommy.com/moving-in-forever-a-childrens-book-that-helps-families-cope-with-loss/

•  A cute story for children grieving, explaining how we are all connected, click below...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJNwqtr8Oww

  • Invisible String Activity

  • Invisible String Workbook

Divorce

• Co-parenting Through Separation and Divorce: Putting Your Children First by Jann Blackstone and David Hill

• My Family Is Changing: A Drawing and Activity Book for Kids of Divorce by Tracy McConaghie LCSW 

• Mindful Co-Parenting: A Child-Friendly Path through Divorce by Jeremy S. Gaies Psy.D., James B. Morris Jr. Ph.D., et al.