Support For Siblings
finding the right support can help you grieve in a healthy way.
Children express grief differently from adults as they are younger and will be at a different developmental stage. They share a unique relationship with one another and the loss of a sibling will be devastating. As we navigate our lives around the loss of a baby, we focus on how we can get through the days and sometimes our surviving children’s grief is put to the side or seen as just bad behaviour. Below are some organisations and resources that children and families can access to support a child’s grief.
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Is an Australian organisation that focus on providing support packs to children who experience the loss of a sibling.
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I See You
A book written by Amy Sherar; this book is used as a way of strengthening the connection to your baby after they have died. “I see you” describes all the ways your loved one can be seen after they have died supporting spiritual grief healing.
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A book written by Patrice Karst, is about two siblings that learn that no matter where you are in the world even if the one you love has died you are always connected with an invisible heart string.
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A book by Marvin Johnson, this book is about the death of a sibling and is not defined by their age or gender so can work for most family experiences.
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A book by Joanna Rowland, this picture book is beautifully written about a child who has experienced the death of a sibling and creates a memory box to keep mementos to help with their grieving process.
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We Were Going To Have a Baby, But We Had An Angel Instead.
A book by Pat Schiebert, this book is about a family experiencing the loss of a baby through miscarriage and focuses on their emotions felt and realisation that their baby even though no longer with them will always be in their hearts.