New Book: These precious little people

This short book has been written to support any child affected by the death of a baby during pregnancy or soon after birth.  It's suitable for most ages with simple prose and beautiful illustrations.

Frankie Brunker and Gillian Gamble. 2019.  These precious little people. 32 pages.

Guide: Explaining miscarriage, stillbirth or the death of a newborn baby to young children

Written by Child Bereavement UK, this updated guidance explains how to answer questions from young children regarding miscarriage, stillbirth or the death of a newborn baby.  It suggests words to use that will help them to understand what has happened.  It notes that children have a much greater capacity to deal with the truth than most adults realise and it's unsaid things that euphemisms that they struggle with.   Useful to give to parents, or for new staff/students.

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Guide: Explaining funerals, burial and cremation to children

This information sheet is based on the experiences of some of the families supported by Child Bereavement UK.  It provides suggestions to give the confidence to talk about funerals to children.

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Book: Building continuing bonds for grieving and bereaved children

This book explains the importance of developing continuing bonds between children and loved ones in times of bereavement and offers practical ways in which these bonds may be nurtured through creative activities, memory making and personal storytelling.

Mallon, B. Building continuing bonds for grieving and bereaved children.  Jessica Kingsley.

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[Article] I'm not the only one: a collaborative approach to developing a children and young persons' bereavement support group

This paper describes a collaborative partnership in developing a children and young persons' bereavement group.  The course consists of a series of four sessions which encourage children to share and express feelings.  The group uses a partnership approach.  Whereas previous groups were hospice counsellor led, the new model is for co-facilitation by the counsellor and a specialist nurse from a regional oncology centre. The success of this collaboration was demonstrated through positive evaluations from children and their families, and the facilitators.

Bull, S. & Pengelly, M. 2014.  I'm not the only one: a collaborative approach to developing a children and young persons' bereavement support group.  Bereavement Care, 33 (3) p 97 - 102

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[E-Book] Setting up and facilitating bereavement support groups: a practical guide

This book provides a practical introduction to setting up and facilitating bereavement support groups, giving facilitators the confidence to run a group. It guides the reader through all the stages of setting up a group, and examines different types of facilitation and the skills needed. Case studies illustrate different types of group, such as closed, time-limited groups and open groups, and the potential of online groups is discussed. Chapters also cover group dynamics, handling challenging situations, and overcoming problems that may arise.

Graves, D. 2012.  Setting up and facilitating bereavement support groups: a practical guide.  Jessica Kingsley.

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