Resources for Parents & Caregivers


Talking with Children and Youth About Serious Illness:

Books

As Big as it Gets: Supporting Children when a Parent is Seriously Ill by Winston’s Wish

Living Dying: A Guide for Adults Supporting Grieving Children and Teenagers by Ceilidh Eaton Russell

When a Parent is Sick: Helping Parents Explain Serious Illness to Children by Joan Hamilton

Online Resources

KidsGrief.ca a free online resource that helps parents support their children when someone in their life is dying or has died. It equips parents with the words and confidence needed to help children grieve life’s losses in healthy ways.

Children and Youth Grief Network

Children at the Bedside of a Dying Family Member or Friend by Andrea Warnick

Don’t Use the ‘D’ Word: Exploring Myths about Children and Death by Andrea Warnick

KidsGrieve2 Q&A a monthly live Q&A with Andrea Warnick

Talking with Young People about Serious Illness and Dying an online tip sheet by the Dr. Jay Children’s Grief Centre

Telling Kids about Cancer

What About my Kids: A Guide for Parents Living with Breast Cancer by Linda Corsini

When to Tell the Children: Preparing Children for the Death of Someone Close to Them by Andrea Warnick

Supporting Children and Youth Following a Death:

Books

35 Ways to Help a Grieving Child by The Dougy Centre

A Child’s Grief: Supporting a Child when Someone in their Family has Died by Winston’s Wish

A Parent’s Guide to Raising Grieving Children by Phyllis R. Silverman

Beyond the Rough Rock: Supporting a Child who has Been Bereaved Through Suicide by Winston’s Wish

Finding your Own Way to Grieve: A Creative Activity Workbook for Kids and Teens on the Autism Spectrum by Karla Helbert

Helping Teens Cope with Death by The Dougy Centre

Hope Beyond the Headlines: Supporting a Child Bereaved through Murder or Manslaughter by Winston’s Wish

Never too Young to Know: Death in Children’s Lives by Phyllis R. Silverman

Online Resources

Attending Funerals, Memorials, and Other Rituals an online tip sheet by the Dr. Jay Children’s Grief Centre

After a Suicide: Ten Tips for Helping Children and Teens an online tip sheet by The Dougy Centre

KidsGrief.ca is a free online resource that helps parents support their children when someone in their life is dying or has died. It equips parents with the words and confidence needed to help children grieve life’s losses in healthy ways.

Children and Youth Grief Network

KidsGriefQ&A a monthly live Q&A with Andrea Warnick by Canadian Virtual Hospice

Preparing Children for Funerals and Memorials by Andrea Warnick and funeral director Michelle Methven

Supporting Grieving Kids and Teenagers During the Holidays an online tip sheet by the Dr. Jay Children’s Grief Centre

Supporting Grieving Preschoolers an online tip sheet by The Dougy Centre

When a Parent Dies by Suicide: What Kids Want to Know an online tip sheet by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health