Grief, Transitions & Adoption Resources
Trauma, Grief & Bereavement
Talking to children when someone has a life-limiting serious illness
Talking to a Child When a Parent Has Overdosed on Drugs and Has Died
Five tips for Explaining Overdose Deaths to Our Children
Advice for a Traumatic Death Such as Suicide or Overdose
Explaining an Overdose Death to Children
Preparing Children for the Death of a Loved One
Helping Children Cope at a Wake, Funeral or Memorial Service
Open casket worksheet for kids
When You Don't Have a Chance to Say Goodbye
Memory Page and Activity Ideas
Understanding Children's Grief Reactions
How to talk with and support grieving preschoolers after a death
Going Back to School After a Death- 9 Tips
Grief books, articles and Grief Digest magazine
The Dougy Center- National Center for Grieving Children & Families
Mister Rogers Parent Resources- Dealing with Death
The Moyer Foundation Grief Resources
Recommended Books
Traumatic Experiences by Sesame Street
Helping Children Grieve by Sesame Street
The Grieving Child & The Grieving Teen by Helen Fitzgerald
Memories Live Forever workbook by Sharon Rugg
When Somebody Very Special Dies workbook by Marge Heegard
How I Feel coloring book for very young children by Alan Wolfelt
Lifetimes by Mellone & Ingpen
Helping Traumatized Children- A Brief Overview for Caregivers
Parenting a Child Who Has Experienced Trauma
Resources for Teachers: Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools
How Teens React to Trauma and How to Help (12 years old to 18 years old)
Help your kids use both the logical left brain and the emotional right brain as a team
Local Counseling
Support and Counseling for Kids in NH
Bereavement Services for Children in NH
The Sonatina Creative Arts Center in Dover
Resources for Bereaved Families in NH
Play Therapy in Londonderry & Laconia
Helping Children with Transitions
Helping Children in Foster Care Successfully Transition into Daycare/ Child Care
Smooth Transitions for Young Children in Care
Multiple Placements in Foster Care: Literature- Review of Correlates and Predictors
The Effects of Foster Care Placement on Young Children’s Mental Health
The importance of attachment in the lives of foster children
Helping Your Child in Foster Care Handle Transitions
Contact between children in permanent foster care and their parents and family
Every Time Foster Kids Move, They Lose Months of Academic Progress
Preparing young children for change
How children manage their fears
Top 5 Practical Coping Skills to Help Children Weather Change
Life Book: Creative Expression
Transitional Objects: Children and Adults
Preparing Children for Transitions
Reunification-Transition Planning Must Be Part of Any Reunification
Social Stories for Kids in Foster Care
Offering Comfort by Sesame Street
Scripted Stories for Social Situations- Tip Sheet
Transition Planning for NH's Highly Mobile Youth
Understanding Adoption
Helping Your Foster Child Transition to Your Adopted Child
Contact between children in permanent foster care and their parents and family
Nurturing Adoptions: Creating Resilience after Neglect and Trauma
Books for adults about adoption
Talking with your child about adoption
What Teachers Should Know About Adoption
What Pediatric Health Providers Should Know About Adoption
Helping Foster and Adoptive Families Cope with Trauma
Adoptive Families Magazine
American Adoption Congress recommended reading list
The Center for Adoption Support and Education
North American Council on Adoptable Children
Resources for Life Books
Sensory Specific Information Websites: sensorysmarts.com | spdfoundation.net | out-of-sync-child.com | sensoryworld.com
Tapestry Books- An Adoption Bookstore
Trust Based Relational Intervention Resources – Dr. Karyn Purvis
Open Adoptions and Contact with Birth Families
Books for Children
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Families Change: A Book for Children Experiencing Termination of Parental Rights
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Ann - A Fostering Hope Book
If you have a specific question about how to help a child cope, email us: fosterchangenh@gmail.com
