Support Materials

Several meeting dates, through Prescott Community Education.

Brief Facts and Tips While grief is often characterized by sadness, emotional pain, and introspection in adults, children's grief reactions will vary depending upon their developmental level. Find resources for teachers and families who are addressing grief.

Recommended Books for Young Children dealing with Grief/Loss Books can be wonderful tools to use with children who have experienced difficult times such as trauma or loss. Reading (or being read to) and talking with adults can help them understand and cope with their feelings in a developmentally appropriate way. Reading also offers a great way to spend time with a child, reinforce a sense of normalcy and security, and connect with them, all of which are important to recovery from a traumatic experience.

National Center for Grieving Children and Families The Dougy Center provides support in a safe place where children, teens, young adults, and their families grieving a death can share their experiences. [They] provide support and training locally, nationally and internationally to individuals and organizations seeking to assist children in grief. Click the link below for the Dougy Center link to grief resources for children, teens, and adults.

or younger Children: Sesame Street Website on Helping Students Grieve Coping with the death of a loved one brings enormous challenges for the whole family. Grieving may never completely end, but working through the difficult feelings can become easier with time. Through support, open conversations, and finding ways to keep the person's memory alive, families can begin healing together.