Talking to Children about Death

Let’s Talk About Families and Loss by Carol Galginaitis
Comprehensive guide walks caregivers through their own feelings and thoughts about loss, then offers an age-based guide to discussions with children. 

Tips for Talking with Children about Death
Simple list of tips.

How to Talk to Children about Suicide
An age-by-age guide, with hows and whys to talk to children about suicide. 

Talking to Children about Cancer

Talking to Children about Cancer
This is focused on parents with cancer, but it has helpful ideas about what kinds of questions children have at different ages. 

Facts about Metastatic Breast Cancer
Some extra info if you or your children have specific questions.  

 

Picture Books about Grief

The Goodbye Book, by Todd Parr, is about emotional response to loss. (If you are feeling sadder than your child, this might be a way to explain your feelings, not just their own.)
Before I Leave by Jessixa Bagley, a story about feelings when saying goodbye.
Tear Soup, by Pat Schwiebert, is a longer story about the different ways people grieve. (God is mentioned, though the story is not God-centered.)
When Dinosaurs Die, by Laurie Krasny Brown and Marc Brown (creator of Arthur), offers a lot of factual information about death and our possible responses to the death of a loved one.