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When your child is not expected to live

Guidance for families who are coping with the news that their child is not expected to live. Read more

Stepparenting where a biological parent has died

Guidance on supporting bereaved stepchildren and creating a supportive family structure. Read more

Holding a funeral or ceremony when you cannot meet – ideas for families

Ideas for holding a funeral, or other ceremony, at times when it is not possible to meet. Read more

Supporting children through difficult times

Ways to support children who are worried about frightening events, such as the pandemic. Read more

When you can't visit someone who is ill

Ways to support children when restrictions mean you cannot visit someone who is ill. Read more

Supporting bereaved children through difficult times

Ways to support a bereaved child through difficult times when they may be worried about changes in their life. Read more

Supporting your child when someone has died by suicide

Guidance on supporting a child when someone has died by suicide. Read more

Viewing a body with a child

Ways to prepare a child who wishes to view the body of someone important to them who has died. Read more

Should I be worried about my bereaved teenager

How teenagers may react to bereavement and ways to support them. Read more

Remembering someone who has died

Ways in which bereaved families and children can remember someone important to them who has died. Read more

Telling a child that their brother or sister is not expected to live

Guidance on telling a child that their sibling is not expected to live. Read more

When a grandchild has died

Ways grandparents can support parents when a grandchild dies, while also coping with their own grief. Read more

Supporting a bereaved autistic child

Ways of recognising and understanding the grief of a bereaved autistic child and providing support. Read more

Why is my partner grieving differently?

How partners may grieve differently and ways to accommodate these differences. Read more

Saying goodbye to your baby or child

Ways in which parents can say goodbye to their baby or child who has died. Read more

Returning to school after someone has died

Guidance for families on helping a bereaved child settle back into school. Read more

What should I do when someone I know has been bereaved

Ways to support a friend, relative or colleague who has been bereaved. Read more

Supporting a child after a frightening event

Ways in which adults can support children worried about frightening events reported in the media. Read more

When a parent is not expected to live

Guidance on telling a child that their parent or primary carer is not expected to live. Read more

Explaining to a child that someone has died by suicide

Guidance on telling a child that someone important to them has died by suicide. Read more

Returning to work after the death of your baby or child

Ways to manage your return to work after your baby or child has died. Read more

Children's understanding of death at different ages

Guidance on children's understanding of death at different ages and stages of development. Read more

For teachers when a pupil returns to school after being bereaved

Guidance for teachers on supporting a bereaved pupil to return to school. Read more

How can I help support a grieving child

Ways in which adults can support bereaved children. Read more

How do I explain a funeral to a young child

Guidance on talking about, and preparing young children for, a funeral. Read more

How we grieve

Guidance on ways bereaved people grieve and what can help. Read more

Looking after yourself when someone has died

Ways to look after your health and wellbeing when someone important to you has died. Read more

Explaining to a child that someone has died

Guidance on explaining to a child that someone has died. Read more

Explaining stillbirth or miscarriage to a young child

Guidance on explaining stillbirth and miscarriage to young children. Read more

Building resilience in a bereaved child

Ways to help bereaved children build resilience. Read more

Managing special occasions

Ways to manage special occasions when someone important to you has died Read more

When your partner dies - supporting your children

Guidance on supporting your child when your partner dies, while also managing your own grief. Read more

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John Adams, President of the National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD), has become Funeral Industry Advisor to Child Bereavement UK.

Telling a child that someone has died

It is important to tell a child of any age when someone important in their lives has died, and ideally this is done by someone who is closest to them.
Supporting bereaved children and young people

Children and young people grieve just as much as adults but they show it in different ways. Find out how you can help them and more about child grieving.
Grieving for a child of any age

The agony of losing a child of any age is unparalleled. There is no age or point in time that makes it any easier. No parent expects to face the death of their child and no grandparent expects to lose their grandchild.
When a grandparent dies - the impact on children and young people

The death of a grandparent is often a child or young person’s first encounter with the death of someone important. Parents have a great deal to manage when their own parent or carer dies. There is the grief associated with their own loss, but also the reactions and responses of their children to the death of a grandparent.
Children's understanding of death at different ages

Babies and young children have no understanding of the concept of death yet, long before they are able to talk, babies are likely to react to upset and changes in their environment brought about by the absence of a significant person.
Child Bereavement UK training

Child Bereavement UK designs and delivers training for professionals in health and social care, education, the emergency services and the voluntary and corporate sectors, equipping them to provide the best possible care to bereaved families.
Contact us

Contact one of the Child Bereavement UK centres or get in touch with one of our departments.
When your baby dies

When a baby lives only a short time or dies before birth due to miscarriage, stillbirth or a painful decision to end the pregnancy, people may assume that the loss is not important. This is simply not the case.
UK death & bereavement statistics

A parent of children under 18 dies every 22 minutes in the UK; around 23,600 a year. This equates to around 111 children being bereaved of a parent every day.
Sudden death - including accidents, suicide and homicide

Bereavement can be devastating in any situation, but a sudden death brings additional layers of shock, horror or disbelief. We can help, find out more here.