Grief Comes In Many Ways

Grief Support for Youth

Does your child
•             No longer want to participate in activities
•             Have difficulty concentrating in school
•             Act angry at times
•             Show new behaviors not present  before his/her loss
•             Have a change in eating or sleeping habits
•             Show a decline in school performance
•             Show signs of regressive behaviors such as thumb sucking, clinginess, bed wetting
•             Have frequent or unexpected bouts of crying

How we can help
•             Individual grief counseling using discussion, books, crafts, and other appropriate activities
•             Grief support groups in schools
•             Camp Forget- Me-Not (a day grief camp for youth ages 7-17)
•             Coordination with other community and school resources
•             Educational grief related library books and videos