Tip Sheets

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Explaining Death and Grief

Grief Is Normal

Listening on Repeat:
A Guide from the NACG

Talking About Grieving as a Familyā€‹

Talking to Children About Death and Dyingā€‹

Talking with Children About End-of-Life Memorials and Rituals

Talking to Very Young Children About Deathā€‹

Telling a Child or Teen Someone Has Died

Explaining Trauma

Dealing With
Secondary Trauma

How to Talk to Youth About Traumatic Events

Understanding Trauma

Self-Care Activities

At-Home Activities for Children Ages 5-10

Be Kind to Your Mind: Learning Meditation and Guided Relaxation

Chill-Out Plan:
A Comic Worksheet

Coping in Hard Times: Fact Sheet for Parents

Coping in Hard Times: Fact Sheet for Youth in High School and College

Responding to Change and Loss: A Free Workbook

Self-Care Wheel

Taking Care of Yourself Checklist

Taking Care of Your Mental Health in the Face of Uncertainty

Event Specific

Going Back to School After a Death

Grief And The Holidays

Grieving the Losses of Coronavirus

Helping Children with Traumatic Separation or Traumatic Grief Related to COVID-19

Helping Families Cope with the Coronavirus Disease

How to Talk to Kids About Death During a Global Pandemic

How to Talk to Kids About School Shootings

Should Your Child Attend the Funeral or Memorial Service?

Supporting Children and Yourself After an Overdose Death

Supporting Children and Yourself During the
COVID-19 Pandemic

Supporting Children Who Are Grieving a Death by Suicide

Supporting Youth Grieving a Substance-Related Death

Talking To Children About COVID-19 (Coronavirus):
A Parent Resource

When A Death Impacts
The School Community

Hojas de Consejos

Ayuda para los niƱos en edad escolar con duelo traumƔtico: consejos para los cuidadores

Ayuda para los niƱos pequeƱos con duelo traumƔtico: consejos para los cuidadores

Como hablar con los niƱos sobre la muerte durante una pandemia global

El duelo es normal

El duelo y Los dĆ­as festivos: Encontrando esperanza y consuelo

Para los adolescentes: cĆ³mo afrontar los efectos de la violencia masiva

Respondiendo al Cambio y PƩrdida: Para el Apoyo de NiƱos, Adolescentes, y Familias

LGBTQIA+ Specific

Caregiving for Children in the LGBTQ+ Community with Grief and Loss

Gender 101: How to Avoid Deadnaming and Misgendering

Ways Queer Grief Might Look Different