0
0

Archive

White mum using smartphone with daughter at home.

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 ...
Dad and daughter sat at a table doing colouring - supporting neurodivergent grieving children

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 ...
Baby Rocco in front of Christmas tree

Remembering Rocco

Blog, Fundraising, Stories
Rocco's Godmother, Claudia: Rocco White was the 4th baby of my best friend, Samya, and my godson. He was an identical twin with Winston and has an older brother, Otis, and sister, Mila, who were 3 and 5 when Rocco died suddenly on 11th December 2018, aged 6.5 months. He was ...
Child holding adult hands outdoors

What happens at a crematorium?

Advice, Blog
We’re sharing this piece written by Jason King, Head of Quality and Standards at Westerleigh Group, to dispel 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 ...
School girl with teacher in a classroom

Winston’s Wish Partners Up With Olive Academies To Empower Bereaved Pupils To Reach Their Full Potential

Blog, News, Press Releases
Winston’s Wish has officially partnered with Olive Academies, a pioneering multi-academy trust, specialising in alternative learning provision supporting 7-16-year-olds who are unable to attend mainstream schools to reach their full potential.  After identifying that 19% of academy students have experienced bereavement, with a significant proportion bereaved by acts of domestic violence, ...
The Hepburn Family - Christmas Appeal

Christmas Appeal – The Hepburn Family

Blog, Stories
Winston’s Wish service user and supporter, Lisa, shares how we supported her children, Olivia, Tilly and Ellis after their dad died in 2016. “When Christmas came that first year without him, our walls started to crumble, the bubble burst and none of us wanted to even mention the word “Christmas.” ...
Choose a category