For child loss

Books

• A Journey Through Grief, by Alla Renee Bozarth

• Courage to Grieve: Creative Living, Recovery and Growth Through Grief, by J. Tatelbaum

• Dying Well: The Prospect for Growth at the End of Life, by Ira Byock

• Grieving: How to Go on Living When Someone You Loves Dies, by Therese A. Rando

• How to Survive the Loss of a Love, by Melba Colgrove, Harold Bloomfield and Peter

• McWilliams

• I Don't Know What to Say: How to Help and Support Someone Who is Dying, by Robert

• Buckman

• What Helped Me When My Loved One Died, by Earl A. Grollman

• When Bad Things Happen to Good People, by Harold S. Kushner

• Why Me? Coping With Grief, Loss and Change, by Pesach Krauss

Movies about loss

Watching a movie together may be helpful in educating children about death and dying, encouraging discussion and helping them identify with other children who have coped with loss. For example, a film like The Lion King may give children hope and help them understand the importance of supportive friends and family.

The following children's movies deal with death and dying:

·        Charlotte's Web (G)

·        Bridge to Terabithia (PG)

·        Finding Nemo (G)

·        Fly Away Home (PG)

·        Free Willy (PG)

·        Heidi (G)

·        Ponette (Not Rated)