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The Power of Parenting: How to Help Your Child After a Parent or Caregiver Dies
This fact sheet explains how parents and caregivers can help children after a parent or caregiver dies. It shares advice from families who have faced …
Helping Young Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers
This tip sheet explains how young children may react to the death of someone close, especially if it happened in a traumatic way. It gives …
Helping School-Age Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers
This tip sheet explains how school-age children may react after losing someone important, especially if the death was sudden or scary. Children can feel sad, …
Helping Teens with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers
This tip sheet shows how caregivers can help teens who are grieving after a traumatic loss. It explains that teens may feel sad, angry, or …
Creating Supportive Environments When Scary Things Happen
This tip sheet describes ways to help children and families feel safe and connected during scary or stressful times. It suggests keeping routines, creating family …
Talking to Children When Scary Things Happen
This tip sheet describes how adults can support children after scary or violent events. It suggests that adults first check in with their own feelings, …
Once I Was Very Very Scared
This book helps children understand and talk about their feelings after something scary happens. The book uses animal characters to show that everyone can feel …
Simple Activities for Children and Adolescents
This document provides activity suggestions for parents and caregivers with families who are sheltering in place, evacuating, or practicing social distancing during any type of …
Helping Youth after Community Trauma: Tips for Educators
This tip sheet offers guidance for teachers on supporting students following traumatic events like natural disasters or school violence. It describes common reactions students may …
After A Crisis: Helping Young Children Heal
This fact sheet provides guidance on supporting young children after a crisis. It describes ways to help them feel safe and secure again. The fact …