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

30th June 2025 Advice

It is natural for parents, carers, and supportive adults to want to protect children from pain after the death of an important person, especially a death by suicide. You may be tempted to tell the child that the death was an accident but, from our experience, it is helpful to try ...

How to support a teenager who is grieving

30th June 2025 Advice

The death of a parent, sibling or other important person is a devastating experience for any young person and often adults don’t know what to say or how to support them. Teenage years are a challenging time, full of hormonal changes, working out who you are, building independence, testing boundaries ...

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Do children grieve differently to adults?

30th June 2025 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 ...

Should children view the body of a loved one?

30th June 2025 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 ...

Winston’s Wish pleased to join All-Party Parliamentary Group

17th June 2025 Blog, News, Press Releases

Winston’s Wish is pleased to announce that it is one of the Steering Group Members for the newly established All-Party Parliamentary Group for Grief Support and Its Impact on Society, with national bereavement signposting charity AtaLoss acting as Secretariat. Along with a selection of other charities in the bereavement sector, Winston’s ...

Navigating Father’s Day as a widowed dad: Gary’s story

5th June 2025 Blog, Stories

To mark Father’s Day, we hear from Gary – a Trustee of our full circle partners at the charity WAY Widowed and Young – about how he has coped as a widowed dad raising his young daughter, Hannah, after the death of his wife Angela. My advice to other widowed dads ...

How to prepare a child for the death of a parent by cancer

3rd June 2025 Advice

It will inevitably be very difficult for children and young people when a parent has cancer and may die. From having open and honest conversations to building memories, there are a number of ways you can prepare a child for the death of a parent by cancer. If there is another ...

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Talking to children about a new relationship after the death of a parent

2nd June 2025 Advice

As a widowed parent, there may come a time when you find a new partner and want to introduce them to your children. This is a daunting situation for everyone involved – you, your children and your new partner. Your children will probably feel lots of complicated emotions, including fear, ...

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

1st June 2025 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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How young people cope with Father’s Day after their dad has died

23rd May 2025 Advice, Stories

For children and young people whose dad has died, Father’s Day can be a difficult day. It doesn't matter whether it's your first Father's Day after dad died or it has been many years. As with other special days, it can be a time when their grief is brought to ...

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

How to support a teenager who is grieving

Do children grieve differently to adults?

Should children view the body of a loved one?

Winston’s Wish pleased to join All-Party Parliamentary Group

Navigating Father’s Day as a widowed dad: Gary’s story

How to prepare a child for the death of a parent by cancer

Talking to children about a new relationship after the death of a parent

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

How young people cope with Father’s Day after their dad has died

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