Grief
Help kids grieve the loss of a loved one. With love and support, children can learn to cope with loss and start to heal.
Elmo Learns How to Deal with the Loss of a Loved One
Grieving may never completely end, but working through difficult feelings can get easier with time. Through support, open conversations, and finding ways to keep the person’s memory alive, families can begin to heal.
Talking openly and honestly—and letting kids ask questions—can help them cope.
What Happened?
Adults may feel unsure about how to start a difficult conversation or what exactly to say, but it’s important to talk openly and honestly about grief.
Answering Difficult Questions
Listen and be honest as you help children understand what happened.
Coping With Big Feelings
Encourage kids to talk with grown-ups when they feel sad.
When someone dies, children may have questions that can be difficult to answer. A death related to COVID-19 may be especially difficult or confusing for both children and adults. But there are ways to help families talk about death, express their feelings, and grieve together. These resources can help.
Grief and Change Caused by COVID-19
It’s okay to have feelings of grief when we experience changes big and small.
Helping Children Through Grief Related To COVID-19
There are ways to help families talk about death, express their feelings, and grieve together.
Remembering
For children and adults, it’s important to celebrate the lives of our loved ones who have died.
Memory Boxes
A box full of mementos can help comfort kids as they remember a loved one.
When Kids Need Special-Special Comfort
In the midst of big changes, comfort items such as small stuffed animals and blankets can provide a sense of continuity in a child’s life.
People Who Care for Me
In this video Karli is making a craft project that celebrate everyone that’s helped her through tough times.
Art to Celebrate & Remember
Art can be healing. Use this tool to create art to remember a loved one.
Showing and Sharing Feelings
Naming a big feeling can help children begin to understand it, and later regulate it.
Open Ended Art
Doing open-ended art activities together helps adults and children relax and connect.
Coloring to Calm Down
Coloring can help both children and grown-ups feel more calm and grounded.
Comfort Strategies
Comfort a child in a stressful situation with these three methods.
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Grief and Change Caused by COVID-19
It’s okay to have feelings of grief when we experience changes big and small.
When Kids Need Special-Special Comfort
In the midst of big changes, comfort items such as small stuffed animals and blankets can provide a sense of continuity in a child’s life.
Helping Children Through Grief Related To COVID-19
There are ways to help families talk about death, express their feelings, and grieve together.
Open Ended Art
Doing open-ended art activities together helps adults and children relax and connect.
Showing and Sharing Feelings
Naming a big feeling can help children begin to understand it, and later regulate it.
Coloring to Calm Down
Coloring can help both children and grown-ups feel more calm and grounded.
Remembering
For children and adults, it’s important to celebrate the lives of our loved ones who have died.
Art to Celebrate & Remember
Art can be healing. Use this tool to create art to remember a loved one.
Mr. M Dies
When a loved one dies, there are ways to remember special times with them.
Discover more resources for parents, caregivers, and providers.
Children’s Feelings
When you help children to understand and express their emotions, you help them grow and thrive.
Traumatic Experiences
Traumatic experiences like poverty or hunger can hold back children in critical ways. Caring adults hold the power to help.
Coronavirus
When a health emergency brings change and uncertainty to a child’s life, there are things we can do to face each day with optimism and hope.
