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https://www.nea.org/advocating-for-change/new-from-nea/when-students-grieve-how-can-educators-help

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A few years ago, Kate Wilcox looked across her library stacks and saw three students who she knew well. It occurred to her: All three had a parent who died, one recently. Wilcox went up to her to check in.

The student was struggling, she told Wilcox. When she had returned to school, all she had heard from teachers was, "Here's the work that you missed." Now the high schooler had a tall pile of past-due papers and assignments-plus a mountain of grief to process. To Wilcox, it felt like educators could do a lot better to support students.

Wilcox reached out to a local non-profit for support and has since set up a thriving "grief group" at her Pennsylvania high school. But many educators don't have the same local resources. With them in mind, NEA is a founding member of the national Coalition to Support Grieving Students, led by the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

What do you say to children who just lost a loved one? What don't you say? Too many educators have no idea-because the majority haven't been trained-and they say (and do) nothing because they don't want to make a mistake, says David Schonfeld, director of the national center. Their students are left bereft and unmoored, often unable to do the work of learning as they struggle with grief.

Even before the pandemic, 1 in 14 children lose a parent before they turn 18.

Supporting them has become more essential than ever, especially as a recent study has estimated that 140,000 U.S. children lost a parent or grandparent in the COVID-19 pandemic. "This means that for every four COVID-19 deaths one child was left behind without a mother, father and/or a grandparent who provided for that child's home needs...love, security and daily care," lead author Susan Hillis, an epidemiologist, told NPR.

Even before the pandemic, 1 in 14 children lose a parent before they turn 18. The best way to help them, says Schonfeld, is for schools to become "grief-sensitive schools" through the educator training provided by the Grief-Sensitive Schools Initiative.

The coalition has put together reams of online resources for educators, including a NEA-hosted webinar on grief and self-care for educators. (You can't support your students, if you are depleted yourself!) Other coalition resources include videos on: how to talk to children about death, what not to say, recommended practices around funeral attendance, how to coordinate support by school team members, and more.

Many of the coalition's resources, including reading lists for students, have been curated and shared at nea.org/grief.

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When Students Grieve, How Can Educators Help? | NEA

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The death of a parent or sibling is a common experience for students, and yet many return to school and don't get the support they need. As National Children's Grief Awareness Month approaches, educators are poised to help.

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https://www.edutopia.org/blog/tips-grief-at-school-2-chris-park

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Chris Park of the New York Life Foundation and Dr. David Schonfeld of the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement offer five tips to help teachers deal with grieving students.

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http://www.centerforinformedgrief.com/

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Do you worry that you don't know what to say to them?

Do you worry that the activities or lessons you teach may trigger their grief? And not know how to handle the reactions they may have?

Do you feel you lack the resources to confidently support grieving children?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, then the Center for Informed Grief is for you! Unfortunately, teachers and therapists are not given the tools they need to know how best to support grieving children.

Center for Informed Grief, LLC offers various educational courses, consultation, programs, resources, products and more to help you competently and confidently work with grieving children in your classroom or in your therapy office.

1 in 13 children will experience the death of a parent or sibling by the time they turn 18 years old. This number does not include all the other losses that a child may experience, including the death of a grandparent, peer, pet, community member, extended family member or non-death losses. Grief impacts children in many ways, including academically, behaviorally, socially, physically and emotionally.

Center for Informed Grief provides opportunities for school personnel (teachers, counselors, social workers, and administrators) and mental health therapists to learn new and effective ways to help support grieving children.

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Kelly Daugherty of Center for Informed Grief

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Do you worry that you don't know what to say to them? Do you worry that the activities or lessons you teach may trigger their grief? And not know how to handle the reactions they may have? Do you feel you lack the resources to confidently support grieving children?

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We have The Tenth Good Thing About Barney and Badger's Parting Gifts

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I am ordering this book to have on hand:

https://a.co/d/f51lWeJ

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Holly Thompson (Author), Ashley Crowley (Illustrator)

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One Wave at a Time: A Story about Grief and Healing

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One Wave at a Time: A Story about Grief and Healing [Thompson, Holly, Crowley, Ashley] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. One Wave at a Time: A Story about Grief and Healing

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Yesterday, I went for a walk in the woods with snowshoes. After just a few minutes, I felt my nervous system settle and my mind felt just a bit more clear. I hadn't slept well, and this also helped my energy level.