There is nothing worse than the loss of someone who is important to you whether you loved them or not. and many of our children will have experienced that pain, whether in their own families, or in their wider social circles. What can we do, as the adults who support them to make sure that we are helping them as they grieve without adding to their pain?

In this week’s podcast Dale is joined by Sarah Jane Critchley to discuss how best to support children and staff to understand death, bereavement and loss.

Useful Links:

1. Sunderland, M., Hancock, N., Armstrong, N. (2003). The Day the Sea Went out and Never Came Back. London: Routledge, https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315172934 and Sunderland, M., Hancock, N. (2003). Helping Children with Loss. London: Routledge, https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315170862
2. Rankin, H. (2019). Supporting Children through Bereavement and Loss & When the Sun Fell Out of the Sky. London: Routledge, ISBN 9780367179663 https://www.routledge.com/Supporting-Children-through-Bereavement-and-Loss--When-the-Sun-Fell-Out/Rankin/p/book/9780367179663
3. Books Beyond Words – When Someone dies from Coronavirus & other resourceshttps://static1.squarespace.com/static/551cfff9e4b0f74d74cb307e/t/5e9578851288b77c2683f29a/1586854025277/When+someone+dies+from+coronavirus+V1.pdf
4. Books beyond words – When Mum died - https://booksbeyondwords.co.uk/bookshop/paperbacks/when-mum-died?rq=bereavement and when Dad died https://booksbeyondwords.co.uk/bookshop/paperbacks/when-dad-died?rq=bereavement  
5. Great resources for teenagers from Young Minds https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/feelings-and-symptoms/grief-and-loss/
6. Child Bereavement UK https://www.childbereavementuk.org/
7. Newsround - Coronavirus: What to do if someone you love has diedhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/52283247

 

How to contact Sarah-Jane:

Twitter: @SarahJaneCritch

Instagram: www.instagram.com/sarahjanecritchley/

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