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How to help bereaved children understand grief

Advice
Often, people will talk about the ‘different stages of grief,’ suggesting that everyone’s grief follows the same path through the stages of grief and that their grief will get smaller over time. We know from our experience that it’s not that simple and we prefer to look at it another ...
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Coping with stress when grieving: Advice from widowed parents

Advice, Blog
When you’re grieving, everyday life can sometimes feel overwhelming. Stress can creep in quietly or hit like a wave. To mark Stress Awareness Month, our friends at WAY Widowed and Young are sharing some words of advice from their members. Drawing on their experiences as widowed parents, they share six ...
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Managing separation anxiety in children after a bereavement

Advice
Separation anxiety is the feeling of extreme fear or distress when someone is separated from an emotional attachment, such as a parent, a loved one, or a place they feel safe, like their home. This is quite common in grieving children or young people.   They might be worried about going to school, ...
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Supporting neurodivergent grieving children

Advice
Grief is a unique experience, and each person will experience this differently, no matter their age, location, cognitive ability or neurotype. Often, grief support focuses on word-based ways to work through grief, such as writing in a diary or talking to a loved one or professional who will listen. Whilst ...

Navigating Mother’s Day as a widowed mum: Rachel’s story

Blog, Stories
Five years ago, Rachel’s husband Nick died suddenly while she was eight months pregnant. As Mother’s Day approaches, the WAY ambassador shares her experience of widowed parenting, juggling a career and looking after her own mental wellbeing… I’ve always made sure that Nick is part of Mabel’s life. She doesn’t feel ...
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