Supporting Children After a Loved One Dies
The reality of loss can arrive without warning. It might come as an unexpected late-night call, a staggering text, or a startling knock on your front door from a relative, […]
Virtual Resource Kit: Supporting Children Through Grief
Download Resource Kit When someone important in a child’s life dies, it’s tough for any child. For children in foster care or kids who were adopted and have past trauma, […]
FAW: Foster Care, Grief & Loss
In welcoming a child into your home, you become an essential part of their life. You provide love, comfort, care, safety, and stability. And you are keenly aware that the […]
Grief & Loss: Making Space for Healing
Download PDF While it may take 6-8 weeks for a broken bone to heal or 5-10 days for the common cold to resolve, emotional healing often takes much longer. The […]
Helping Children Cope With Loss
Download PDF As parents and caregivers, you do your best to nurture the children in your care, knowing they have experienced loss that affects them deeply. Understanding loss and how […]
What Grief Looks Like for Children & Youth in Foster Care
Download PDF Whether caring for a six-month-old or a tween, you are invested in kids and helping keep them safe. That passion for kids leaves you feeling upbeat, excited, and […]
Why Challenging Behaviors Post-Adoption May Be Signs of Grieving
Adoption is a journey filled with love and hope, but it can also bring complex emotional challenges. This tip sheet explores why children who were adopted might exhibit challenging behaviors […]
Foster Care, Grief & Loss
Download PDF When we think about grief and loss in foster care, the first thing that may come to mind is the loss that foster parents feel when a child […]
