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Parent Mental Health Day: Tips from WAY members on prioritising mental health

24th January 2025 Advice, Blog

To mark Parent Mental Health Day (30 January), our friends at WAY Widowed and Young are shining a light on the strength, wisdom and resilience of widowed parents who are caring for bereaved children. Navigating the challenges of parenting while grieving can feel overwhelming, but small steps and supportive strategies can ...

How to approach the New Year after a bereavement

29th December 2024 Advice, Blog, News

So, you’ve managed to make it through Christmas. Well done! There’s every chance that there’ve been times that were good or... even fun, but with every likelihood, times tinged with sadness when the death and absence of your person was so obvious and evident. Now, as you look ahead to ...

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Coping with Christmas: Tips from WAY Widowed and Young members

5th December 2024 Advice, Blog

Christmas can be especially tough for bereaved families. Getting through the festive season can take a lot of strength and some creative thinking. Here are some tips from members of the charity WAY Widowed and Young members about how they have coped… I’ve genuinely taken the pressure off myself when it comes ...

Advice from the Westerleigh Group: What happens at a crematorium?

5th December 2024 Advice, Blog

What happens at a crematorium? Jason King, Head of Quality and Standards at Westerleigh Group, dispels a few myths around crematoriums and help you understand more about visiting with a child or young person. If you’ve never been to a crematorium before, you may think of them as being sombre, gloomy ...

Children’s Grief Awareness Week: Tips from widowed parents about supporting bereaved children

20th November 2024 Advice, Blog

To mark Children’s Grief Awareness Week, which takes place from 18-24 November 2024, we are pleased to share some tips about supporting bereaved children from our friends at the peer support network WAY Widowed and Young… Keeping lines of communication open is so important. My children were 2 and 8 when ...

WAY Halloween post - children painting pumpkins

Halloween half term tips from WAY

21st October 2024 Advice, Blog

Supporting bereaved children during half-term and Halloween can be challenging, especially when the nights are closing in and talking about ghosts and other spooky themes may trigger emotions linked to loss. Here are some helpful tips from our friends at WAY Widowed and Young to help navigate the upcoming school ...

Coping with bereavement by suicide: Thoughts from WAY members

20th September 2024 Advice, Blog

To mark Suicide Awareness Month, members of the charity WAY Widowed and Young share their thoughts on coping with bereavement by suicide and how to look after themselves and their children. Diane's Story "For me, the suddenness was also really difficult to deal with – one minute Graham was there and the ...

Back to school tips for bereaved children: Practical advice from WAY members

14th August 2024 Advice, Blog

Navigating the back-to-school routine can be daunting when your child has suffered from a significant bereavement. To help, our friends at WAY Widowed and Young have shared some helpful tips from their members - offering advice from widowed parents to make the school year a little less stressful for bereaved children ...

Young family enjoying a picnic in the park during the summer holidays

Summer Holidays on a budget: Advice from WAY members

18th July 2024 Advice, Blog

Are you looking for things to do in the summer holidays that won’t break the bank? Our friends at WAY Widowed and Young have been sharing some money-saving ideas to help you make the most of the summer months without worrying about the cost. I was a teacher when my children ...

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Pride Month: Advice from WAY members for supporting bereaved children who are LGBTQIA+

21st June 2024 Advice, Blog

This Pride Month, WAY Widowed and Young members have shared some tips about helping bereaved children who are questioning their sexuality or gender identity. We start with one Mum’s experience of supporting her daughter’s LGBTQIA+ journey…“My husband died when my daughter was 12 years old. It was very sudden and ...

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