Practical Grief Tips for Children
September 29, 2009 by Anna Farmery
Filed under Bereavement and Children
I met up with an old school friend at the weekend. She has lost her husband – who she met at primary school, a real love story – and has 3 small children. She talked to me about how hard it is to have lost the only man she had ever been with, not only loved. How difficult it is to keep positive for her young children….
But then she shared with me a wonderful idea.
What she did was go and buy some disposable cameras. She gave one to each child and asked them to take photos which reflected
How they used to feel
How they feel now
How they want to feel in the future
The children used photo’s to express their emotions, the older boy especially found this much easier than talking about how he was feeling. The idea was so successful that they do it every few weeks to show the changes, and also they make collages of the photo’s and put them in a frame.
I love this idea, as it is a great way for children to express feelings which often they can’t put words to….but it is also fun and brings the family together.
