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As Big as it Gets: Supporting a Child when a Parent is Seriously Ill This booklet provides a range of ideas for parents and carers so that they feel able to involve their children in what is...

Deconstruction/Reconstruction: A grief journal for teens The Dougy Center's first journal specially created for grieving teens. Whether a teen has experienced the death of a parent,...

Finding Your Own Way To Grieve A creative activity book for children and teens on the autism spectrum.

Healing Your Grieving Heart for Kids: 100 Practical Ideas For young and middle readers (6-12 year-olds) grieving the death of someone loved.

Healing Your Grieving Heart for Teens: 100 Practical Ideas In this book for grieving teenagers, Dr. Wolfelt speaks honestly and straightforwardly to teens, affirming their thoughts...

The Healing Your Grieving Heart Journal for Teens Designed for grieving teens as a companion to Dr. Wolfelt's bestselling Healing Your Grieving Heart for Teens: 100 Practical...

My Love Will Follow You There: Calming imagery for children facing death This book combines mindfulness with storytelling to create a peaceful way to say goodbye to a child who is facing death.

The Secret C: Straight Talking About Cancer This booklet is aimed at supporting parents or carers and encourages open communication and questions about cancer within...

Straight Talk about Death for Teenagers: How to Cope with Losing Someone You Love Advice and answers to the kinds of questions that teens are likely to ask themselves when grieving the death of someone close.

Tear Soup, a recipe for healing after loss Tear Soup is a family story book that centers around an old and somewhat wise woman, Grandy. Grandy has just suffered a...

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