Information
Heartlinks has information for grieving people and helping professionals. You might be looking for ways to explain the death in your family, information on how to prepare a child for the funeral, or how you can support a student in your class who has experienced a death. Learning the words to use can be difficult but so important when dealing with death. Our resources guide can help as you support your family or the children and families with whom you are working.
Children and Teens
5 Things to do to Support Kids in Turbulent Times – Information and practical ideas to help caregivers of children manage times of change and stress
How Do I Tell The Kids– Practical ideas on sharing hard news about death with children
Remembering Snowy – A children’s book written by Heartlinks to help kids remember their loved ones
Parenting a Grieving Teen – Pointers to help you navigate your teen through their grief
8 Tips for Self Care for Teens – Teens should check out this resource if they are struggling with grief
Adults
Things to Know About Grief– Basic grief information for all ages
Helping Yourself In Times of Change– Information about self-care and supporting people you care about going through hard times
Helping People You Love In Times of Change– Information about supporting people you care about who are going through hard times
What to Say to Someone Who is Grieving– Tips on how to be respectful when talking to someone who is grieving
Community/School
Helpful Ideas for Clergy– information on how to support grieving members of your faith community
Facing Loss While Dealing with Life in School– ideas for schools to support grieving students
Additional Resources
Navigating your grief can be difficult so we’ve provided a few resources that may help you through this difficult time.
When Grief Darkens Fathers’ Day
Ways to Cope with Holiday Grief
How to Support Your Grieving Children on Mother’s Day and Father’s Day
We will continue to refine our list. Please contact us at support@myheartlinks.com or call us at (618) 277-1800 for additional information.
Blog
From the author of the book, We Lost Her, Ellen Krohne, our Grief professionals, and other grievers are starting a blog, Grief Reflections. Please visit.