Below are some resources that may be of interest to you.
Articles
Helping Children When a Family Member Has a Life-Threatening Illness by Liana Lowenstein, MSW, RSW, CPT-S and Brianne Thompson
How to Help Grieving Children by Fran King B.A., B.Ed, C.B.E., C.G.T.
Talking With Children About Suicide Death By Susan Coale, LCSW-C and Sarah Montgomery, LCSW-C
Preparing Children for Funerals and Memorials by Michelle Methven & Andrea Warnick
When a Parent Dies by Suicide-What Kids Want to Know–Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (camh)
Web Resources
www.andreawarnick.com– Andrea Warnick Consulting
http://www.lianalowenstein.com/
http://www.grievingchildren.com/– Seasons Centre for Grieving Children
https://www.childrenandyouthgriefnetwork.com/– Children and Youth Grief Network
http://www.tellingkidsaboutcancer.com/- Telling Kids about Cancer
http://kidshealth.org/– Kids Health- Explaining to Children
http://www.sesamestreet.org/toolkits/grief – Sesame Street “About Uncle Jack”
www.winstonswish.org.uk– Winston’s Wish (UK organization for grieving kids & youth pre & post death)
https://cancerreallysucks.org/ Website for teens experiencing cancer in their world
https://www.capo.ca/start-the-talk/– Start the Talk (tool for professionals supporting kids who are experiencing cancer in the family)
http://www.cbcf.org/ontario/YourDollarAtWork/EducationAwareness/Pages/What-About-My-Kids.aspx– What about my Kids: A Guide for Parents Living with Breast Cancer by Linda Corsini
https://drjaychildrensgriefcentre.ca/– Dr. Jay Childen’s Grief Centre
https://gildasclubtoronto.org/– Gilda’s Club ( a supportive environment for those affected by cancer)
www.nannyangelnetwork.com– Nanny Angel Network
http://help2makesense.org/–For teens
http://help2makesense.org/–Surviving Life After a Parent Dies
http://www.artwithheart.org/–Empowering Kids to Heal Through Creative Expression
https://sites.google.com/site/bfotoronto/– Bereaved Families of Ontario-Toronto
http://www.rainbows.ca/– Rainbows for all Children Canada
Mindfulness
Books
Lifetimes: A Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children
by Bryan Mellonie
Muddles, Puddles and Sunshine: Your Activity Book to Help When Someone Has Died by Winston’s Wish
Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss by Pat Schweibert and Chuck DeKlyen
The Heart and the Bottle by Oliver Jeffers
The Secret C: Straight Talking about Cancer by Julie A. Stokes (Recommended for 7-10 yrs)
When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death by Laurie Brown and Marc Brown
When Someone Has a Very Serious Illness: Children Can Learn to Cope with Loss and Change by Marge Heegaard
Finding Your Own Way to Grieve: A Creative Activity Workbook for Kids and Teens on the Autism Spectrum by: Karla Helbert
Children Also Grieve: Talking about Death and Healing by Linda Goldman
When a Parent is Sick. Helping Parents Explain Serious Illness to Children by Joan Hamilton
Never Too Young to Know: Death in Children’s Lives by Phillis Rolfe Silverman
As Big as it gets: Supporting Children when a Parent is Seriously Ill by Winston’s Wish
Creative Interventions for Bereaved Children Paperback – Jul 1 2006 by Liana Lowenstein
Great Answers to Difficult Questions about Death: What Children Need to Know by Linda Goldman
How Do We Tell the Children? Fourth Edition: A Step-by-Step Guide for Helping Children and Teens Cope When Someone Dies by