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Mother and young daughter hugging - Managing separation anxiety in children after a bereavement - Winston's Wish

Managing separation anxiety in children after a bereavement

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Separation anxiety – being anxious about being away from their family or caregivers – is quite common in grieving children or young people. They might be worried about going to school, become clingy and follow you everywhere or be unable to sleep alone in their own bed. This can be ...
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Christmas Make and Talk activity for children: Snowman Strike

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Christmas time can be really difficult for grieving children and families. Whether it’s been a few months or several years, we know grief isn’t a step-by-step process and no two people have the same experience. Lots of things might change, but it’s important to try and make some new traditions. ...
What is grief

What is grief? Young people share what grief is to them

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Grief is the term used to describe the feelings you have after someone has died. Grief is different for everyone but experiencing grief for the first time as a child or young person can present even more challenges than experiencing grief as an adult. We asked young people with experience ...

How can military families remember someone who has died?

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There are many occasions when children, young people and families will remember someone who has died. Maybe on their birthday, anniversaries, religious festivals and any days that are significant to them. For military families, there are also public days, including Remembrance Day and Armed Forces Day, when you will think ...
Straw rockets make and talk activity - Winston's Wish

Make and talk activity for children: Straw Rockets

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Children may find it difficult to talk about their grief, so we suggest doing a ‘make and talk’ activity to keep them occupied while having a conversation. Bonfire night is a very exciting time for children – fireworks, rockets, sparklers! Everything is brightly coloured and there are lots of activities ...
Make and talk activity: Make a paper spider and spider web

Make and talk activity for children: Spooky spider web

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Talking to children about their grief can be difficult and you might feel like you can’t choose a ‘good’ time. Maybe there isn’t a good time to talk about grief, sometimes they might ask you questions at awkward times or not want to address the topic at all. One of ...
Child planting seeds in garden

Schools grow hope for bereaved children

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This month we’re celebrating schools across Gloucestershire and Bristol who have been creating gardens filled with flowers and plants to help bereaved children with their emotions. Over twenty primary schools across Gloucestershire and Bristol have taken part in ‘The Growing Hope Project’. This gardening initiative run by childhood bereavement charity, Winston’s ...
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