Family Faith Formation Resources | Death and Grief

This article is part of the Family Faith Formation Toolkit - a collection of resources for equipping ministry leaders, parents, and caregivers with family faith practices and resources, brought to you by Faith Formation Ministries.

In the following links you’ll find resources for navigating death and grief with families in community and at home. 

Death and Grief: In Community

• It’s hard to know what to say when supporting someone who has lost a child. The posts How Do I Help Someone . . .Who Has Lost a Child in Death and 10 Things Not to Say to a Grieving Parent are important reads.

• Helping Children Deal with Grief lists ten common myths about children’s experience with grief and includes guidelines for how adults should talk with children about grief. How to Help a Grieving Child is another helpful read.

• Explore additional resources from the Children's Ministry Toolkit in this post: Death, Loss, and Grieving: Resources for Ministry Leaders and Parents

Death and Grief: At Home

• Children’s books can provide families who are dealing with grief and loss with an opening to conversation. Presbyterian Pastor Traci Smith recommends these ten Children’s Books about Death and Grief. Find additional children's books in this post: Children's Books on Death, Loss, and Grieving.

• On the Storypath site you’ll find reviews of a wide selection of children’s books on the topics of death and grief along with ideas for their use.

• Helping Children Deal with Grief lists ten common myths about children’s experience with grief and includes guidelines for how adults should talk with children about grief. How to Help a Grieving Child is another helpful read.

QUESTIONS?

If you’re part of the Christian Reformed Church in North America and you have questions about how to equip ministry leaders, parents, and caregivers with family faith practices and resources, one of Faith Formation Ministries’ Regional Catalyzers would love to talk with you about ideas and strategies.