This free Weathering the Storm of Grief brochure is a child friendly, printable PDF designed to support children, kids and young people who are coping with bereavement or any significant loss. It explains the 5 Stages of Grief in simple language and uses visual examples to help children understand feelings such as shock, denial, anger, depression and acceptance. The brochure comes in both boy and girl versions, in colour and black and white, making it suitable for different ages and needs.
The leaflet includes a grounding exercise that helps children manage overwhelming emotions by focusing on their senses. It also offers practical ideas for finding moments of happiness and calm during grief, such as keeping a routine, journalling feelings, seeking support from trusted adults, getting fresh air, setting small goals and recognising that grief is personal and moves at its own pace.
This resource is useful for parents, carers, teachers, social workers, counsellors, therapists, childhood bereavement workers and mental health practitioners. It can be used in counselling, therapy sessions, grief support work, school wellbeing work, direct work with children, pastoral support or family conversations. The brochure provides a gentle way to help children name their emotions, understand the grieving process and build coping strategies.
This downloadable PDF is ideal for anyone searching for child grief resources, bereavement worksheets, coping with loss activities, emotional wellbeing tools, therapy printables for children, counselling materials, social work direct work tools or supportive guides that help children explore sadness, worry and mixed emotions after loss.
