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Should I tell my child their important person died by suicide?

19th May 2020 Advice

It is natural for a parent or carer to want to protect their child from pain after the death of an important person, especially a death by suicide. You may be tempted to tell your children that the death was an accident but, from our experience, it is better to ...

How to explain suicide to children and young people

12th May 2020 Advice

Telling a child someone they love has died is difficult enough, but explaining that they died by suicide can be even harder. Often adults don’t want to talk about suicide, but we know from our experience that it is better to tell a child or young person the truth in ...

Supporting children and young people after a sudden, violent or traumatic death

11th May 2020 Advice

When someone in your life dies, feelings of grief can be overwhelming. These feelings may be even more difficult to handle if the death is traumatic, sudden or violent. There are many types of traumatic death – it could be through an accident, illness, terrorism, murder, manslaughter or suicide. Is grief after a ...

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Ways to cope with anniversaries, birthdays and special days when you have been bereaved

6th May 2020 Advice

In the immediate aftermath of the death of someone important you will have many emotions and these can often resurface on special dates such as anniversaries and birthdays. How do you manage those days? Is it ok to remember? Is it ok to avoid remembering on that day? What can ...

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What do children and young people understand about death?

27th April 2020 Advice

How much children understand about death will be different at different ages and stages of development. These are the most common understandings of death by children of different ages but remember that all children are special and unique and therefore, they will respond to and understand death in their own ...

Should children view the body of a loved one?

23rd April 2020 Advice

The decision to view the body of a loved one who has died is a very personal choice for adults, and it is the same for children. The important thing is that a child or young person is given the choice and that this is an informed choice – they ...

Should I tell my children that their loved one is dying?

22nd April 2020 Advice

When a parent, grandparent brother or sister is seriously ill, whether they have cancer or another illness, there may come a point when you know that they may not survive. This will be a dreadful realisation for you to come to terms with, and you will be faced with the ...

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Do children grieve differently to adults?

14th April 2020 Advice

Although they will feel it just as deeply, children will experience and express grief in different ways to adults. The way children grieve will mostly depend on their age and understanding of death as well as their ability to talk about their thoughts and feelings. This can often make their reactions ...

Remembering a loved one on special days: How to make an indoor memory garden

9th April 2020 Advice

Celebrations and festivals, like Easter, are of course times of fun but when someone is missing from that celebration there can be an underlying feeling of sadness. Remembering loved ones at the time of celebrations and festivals can help and also allows us to enjoy the celebration and remember that joy ...

How to tell children and young people that someone is seriously ill

31st March 2020 Advice

Whether someone in your family has cancer, heart disease or another serious illness, telling a child or young person that someone they love is seriously ill is one of the most difficult conversations you will face. You may feel that you are protecting them by not telling them but, based on ...

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