Bereavement Toolkit
Uploaded 14/02/2023
This toolkit is for Grief and Loss for Primary school teachers, to help support children and young people affected by loss through death. It is available to purchase through the link attached.
Memory Jar
Uploaded 18/11/2021
Creating a Jar of Memories together is a great way to take some dedicated time to remember the person who has died.
Memories are so important to help children and young people continue the bond between them and the person who has died. Children and young people often worry about forgetting the person who has died, so this is a great way to help them with their grief process.
This also helps when children may have been too young to remember the person who has died. Telling stories and sharing memories is a great way to help them get to know their grieving person.
Keep your memory jar filled with memories and stories of the person who has died in a special place where the whole family can have access to add more or take out a note and remember the person for a while.
Memory Box
Uploaded 18/11/2021
A Memory Box is a special way to remember the person who has died. You can ask your child to decorate it and put their favourite things in it that remind them of their loved one.
Ask your child or young person to add items to the Memory Box that have a special memory with their loved one who has died. You can include things like; Photographs, letters, notes, their favourite music CD, their favourite hoodie or sports jersey or even their favourite perfume they wore.
Keeping these memories alive is so important in the grieving process and the Memory Box will always be a place where your child or young person can open it up and take some time to remember the person who has died.
Gratitude Tree
Uploaded 18/11/2021
The Gratitude Tree Exercise is a great way to empower your child or young person to take some time to list all the things and people they are grateful for.
It's a great reminder for them to remember all the good things that still remain.
Teaching and practicing gratitude will empower kids to live happier lives. Gratitude benefits emotional well-being by increasing positive emotions and enables savoring of experiences.
Journal
Uploaded 18/11/2021
Journalling is a great way for your child or young person to put their thoughts and feelings down on paper.
Keeping a journal is a wonderful way to facilitate the grieving process. Encourage your child or young person to draw or write about their feelings.
Keeping a journal allows children to creatively express themselves.
Plant a Tree/Flower
Uploaded 18/11/2021
help a child or young person better understand & accept the deceased’s transition from a physical presence to existence as feelings/memories in the child’s heart and mind.
Allow the child to participate in the selection, planting and care of the plant, as it can create a deeper connection between this living memorial and your child’s feelings and memories of the deceased.
ICBN Beareavement Care Pyramid
Uploaded 20/02/2025
Irish Childhood Bereavement Network - Care Pyramid
Understanding Childhood Bereavement
Uploaded 01/12/2024
National Alliance for Grieving Children – What children should understand about childhood bereavement
Understanding Children’s Grief
Uploaded 20/04/2016
The Irish Childhood Bereavement Network Fact Sheet.
Explaining Cremation to Children
Uploaded 20/04/2016
The Irish Childhood Bereavement Network Fact Sheet.
Going Back to School
Uploaded 20/04/2016
The Irish Childhood Bereavement Network Fact Sheet.
ICBN Standards for Supporting Bereaved Children and Young People
Uploaded 25/09/2023
In this document, ICBN set out a way forward in the promotion of the child or young person’s
voice in Irish society, in order that their needs may be appropriately recognised and supported
when they are bereaved.
Families and bereavement
Uploaded 11/05/2020
Advice from the Childhood Bereavement Network on how families can support a child during bereavement
William Worden - Tasks of Grief
Uploaded 18/03/2025
Four tasks that help us understand how people journey through grief.
"I'm stuck in the middle"
Uploaded 20/03/2025
In this brochure, the Children's Grief Centre suggest how you can help your child through the process of separation/divorce to make it less difficult for everyone.
Donor Policy
Uploaded 22/05/2018
Our pledge is to treat all our donors with respect, honesty and openness. We commit to being accountable and transparent so that donors and prospective donors can have full confidence in CGC.
Privacy Statement
Uploaded 06/07/2020
The Children’s Grief Centre is committed to protecting the privacy of users of this website in compliance with the Data Protection Acts
Complaints & Whistleblowing Procedures
Uploaded 12/10/2020
You should voice your concerns, suspicions or uneasiness as soon as you feel you can – the earlier a concern is expressed, the easier and sooner action can be taken.
Children's Grief Centre's Child Safeguarding Statement
Uploaded 12/10/2020
Children's Grief Centre provides support to school aged children and young people affected by loss through death, separation and divorce. The purpose of this policy is to safeguard children, young people and their families on our premises.
Guidelines for Fundraising
Uploaded 27/05/2025
You can read the guidelines below and contact us by email at fundraising@childrensgriefcentre.ie or on (087) 457 8030 for further information.
