Additional Resources for Grieving Children, Teens and Families

Activities that can Honor Children's Grief Awareness Day
Children’s Grief Awareness Day is coming up in November and one of the activities that can be done in honor of Children’s Grief Awareness Day is creating butterfly origami. Butterfly origami is thought to symbolize a person’s essence, or soul, either past, present, or future. Butterflies serve as a symbol for grieving children; just as a butterfly emerges from a dark cocoon, a child can find light as they move through grief.

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Book Suggestions for Middle School Students About Death, Grief, and Loss
What’s Your Grief blog shares this post from teacher Lauren McGovern featuring three books for middle school students about death, grief and loss.
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Why Does It Take Time to Heal After a Loss?
An interesting article from NPR on the science behind why we need time to heal after someone we love dies.
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