No matter how young the child, honesty is the best way…
That is according to Nathalie Slosse, author of Big Tree is Sick, who tells the story of how the book came to be, as well as laying…
Tag: bereavement
Children’s Grief Awareness Week: Grief Pulls People Together
The arrival of Children’s Grief Awareness Week sees author Emmi Smid reflect on some memorable feedback to her ambitious book – Luna’s Red Hat. The beautiful…
A Q&A with Rosalind Bradley – author of A Matter of Life and Death
We talked to Rosalind Bradley about her new book, her motivations for writing it and her relationship with the concept of death. What motivated you to write…
What is death? And how can we help children understand it? – Marian Carter
In this extract from Helping Children and Adolescents Think about Death, Dying and Bereavement, Marian Carter draws upon her experience as a chaplain who has worked…
Pooky Knightsmith: Three good reasons to write bad poetry
You don’t need to be a poet to write poetry, and you don’t need to write ‘good’ poetry to get a lot out of it. …
Download a therapeutic resource from Pooky Knightsmith’s new book ‘Using Poetry to Promote Talking and Healing’
There are five poems in this extract from Pooky Knightsmith’s new book Using Poetry to Promote Talking and Healing. Each poem, written by Pooky, is…
Tackling bereavement with children in school
With an established background in psychology and education, author John Holland has written numerous books for JKP about bereavement and loss. In this blog, John gives insight…
How to support grieving college students – Part 2
Between 35% and 48% of college students have lost a family member or close friend within the last two years. Grieving college students can often feel…
How to support grieving college students – Part 1
Between 35% and 48% of college students have lost a family member or close friend within the last two years. Grieving college students and young adults can…
Developing Luna: representing grief in childhood
Emmi Smid, author of Luna’s Red Hat, walks us through her creative process as she developed Luna’s character: from her name and her look, to…