Family Grief Workbook After the Loss of a Child, Printable Grief Guide for Parents, Siblings & Kids, Child Loss Family Activities
$7.55
Grieving Together as a Family
A gentle Start Here guide for families after the loss of a child. 18 pages.
Part of the I Am Grieving, Now What? series.
When a child dies, everyone in the family loses someone different: a son or daughter, a brother or sister, a grandchild. Each of you will grieve in your own way, and that can make a home feel lonely even when everyone is under one roof. This guide helps your family understand each other, talk together, keep steady routines, and keep remembering your child, side by side. It also shows you which book in the series is right for each person you love.
A gentle introduction before every page. Each one explains, in a few soft lines, why the page is there and how it can help, grounded in respected grief research and child-grief guidance. Pages marked "Do this one together" are written so kids can join in.
WHAT'S INSIDE (18 PAGES)
Start Here
• A personal note from me on page 2, then a note for you and how to use these pages
• Which book is for whom: a map of the whole series by family member and age, plus a page to plan who uses which book
Understanding Each Other
• Every one of us grieves differently: feeling and doing grief, grief that comes and goes, and why kids grieve in bursts
• Our family's grief fingerprints: a table where each person names what helps and what doesn't
• How children understand death, by age (0-3, 3-6, 7-12, 13-17)
Talking and Living Together
• How to hold a family meeting, with a simple plan
• Family meeting prompts, with a 1-5 check-in for everyone
• Keeping our routines: what stays the same, back-up helpers and small helper jobs
Remembering Together
• Our family's ways to remember (and one you make up together)
• Our memory jar, with cut-out memory slips
• A letter from all of us, with a drawing space for the littlest ones
• Our remembrance day plan for birthdays, anniversaries and holidays
Support
• Our family support map: who helps with what, and each child's go-to grown-up
• When someone may need more help: signs to watch for in grown-ups, kids and teens, in plain words, plus crisis resources
At the end
• Find your circle: how to join The Ugly Cry Club, a grief group for those who have loved and lost
• A thank-you page with a 25% off code, a link to my shop and an invitation to ask for custom gifts
WHAT YOU'LL RECEIVE
5 PDF files, 18 pages each:
• Fillable – US Letter (type right into the pages on a computer or tablet)
• Full color – US Letter (8.5 x 11 in)
• Full color – A4
• Printer-friendly (white background, saves ink) – US Letter
• Printer-friendly – A4
HOW IT WORKS
• This is a digital download. Nothing will be shipped to you.
• After checkout, your files appear under You > Purchases and Reviews on Etsy, and in your Etsy confirmation email.
• Print at home or at a local print shop, type into the fillable version, or write on the pages on a tablet with a PDF app like GoodNotes or Notability.
• Fillable fields work best in Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Print a single page or the whole guide, as many times as your family needs for your own personal use. Print extra memory slips and meeting pages anytime.
A GENTLE GIFT
If a family you love has lost a child, this is a quiet, practical gift for the whole household. It asks nothing of them and helps them find the right book for each person when they're ready.
A NOTE FROM ME
Hi, I'm Niki. I made these pages after losing my daughter, Harper. I'm not a therapist. I'm a mom who has walked this road, read everything I could find, and leads The Ugly Cry Club, a group for grief and loss. I'm also in training to become a certified grief educator. Every page is written the way I wish someone had spoken to me: gently, honestly, and without a timeline.
Real tears. Real love.
Harper's Heart Press
PLEASE NOTE
• This guide is a gentle companion. It is not therapy and is not a substitute for care from a licensed professional. If you or anyone in your family is in crisis or thinking about ending their life, please call or text 988 (U.S.) or your local emergency number.
• For personal use within your own family. Please don't share, resell, or redistribute the files. Grief group leaders, counselors, schools and organizations, please message me about group licensing.
• Because this is a digital file, returns and exchanges aren't accepted. If anything is wrong with your download, message me and I'll make it right.
• Colors may look slightly different depending on your screen and printer.
MORE FROM THE I AM GRIEVING, NOW WHAT? SERIES
• The Whole Family Pack: this guide plus a book for every person in your family
• Mothers Edition, Fathers Edition, The First 30 Days and Grandparents Edition
• Little Hearts (3-6), Heart to Heart (7-12), Unsaid (13-17) and the Adult Siblings Edition
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