Whether you’re the parent of a young child or an adult child, or any age in between, these resources can help support you.
Below you’ll find a carefully curated list of suggested books and movies for widows and their children.
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by Korie Leigh
by Jenny Lisk
by Mia Roldan
by Phyllis R. Silverman and Madelyn Kelly
by Alan D. Wolfelt
by Alan D. Wolfelt
by Alan D. Wolfelt
by Alan D. Wolfelt
by Alan D. Wolfelt
by Alan D. Wolfelt
by Patricia Morrissey
by Alan D. Wolfelt
The goal of the Children’s Bereavement Center and Lift From Loss adult program is to enable children and families to acknowledge change, adjust, and integrate loss with healthful grief and mourning.
Dougy Center’s mission is to provide grief support in a safe place where children, teens, young adults, and their families can share their experiences before and after a death.
Healing Circles Global is a nonprofit whose vision is to provide positive social support to anyone who asks for it. Together, you’ll explore ways of deepening your capacity to heal, alleviating your suffering and helping you find meaning.
The Highmark Caring Place is a safe place where grieving children and families can come together and be with others who understand what they’re going through.
Death can change the family structure surrounding a child, and no child should grieve alone. If you are supporting a child who is grieving, the National Alliance for Children’s Grief is here to connect you to resources and local support.
The mission of Rainbows for All Children is to create a community that connects children with the support they need to navigate grief and heal from loss.
Sesame Workshop helps children understand death and cope with grief. Through support, open conversations, and finding ways to keep the person’s memory alive, families can begin to heal.
The Widowed Parent Institute brings clear, practical information, resources, and support to parents who are raising grieving kids and teens.