Youth Grief and Adult Grief Education and Support Series
The Fall 2011 Series begins in October
Call for more information: 952-892-2111
This research-based support program is open to children and teens, ages 4-18, who have experienced the death of someone they love. The adults in their lives are invited to attend either an educational class about childhood grief or an adult support group, while their children attend age-appropriate support groups. The series meets once a week for seven weeks in Burnsville, MN on the Fairview Ridges campus.
Call for more information: 952-892-2111
This research-based support program is open to children and teens, ages 4-18, who have experienced the death of someone they love. The adults in their lives are invited to attend either an educational class about childhood grief or an adult support group, while their children attend age-appropriate support groups. The series meets once a week for seven weeks in Burnsville, MN on the Fairview Ridges campus.
Children and teens attend small support groups divided by age. Each group is led by a trained volunteer and supervised by our staff. Activities are hands-on and age appropriate. Each week we focus on a different topic, including:
- Telling the story and remembering
- Understanding death rituals, like funerals, cremation and burial
- Identifying & safely expressing feelings, including anger management techniques and coping with regrets
- Coping with changes in social and economic status, including new schools due to a move and dating & remarriage
- Saying good-bye & celebrating our loved one’s life and memory
Our adult grief education classes are open to all the caring adults in a grieving child’s life – parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, daycare providers and other caregivers. You will learn how grief affects children at different ages, what to expect in the years to come, and what is normal and what is not. We’ll share strategies for helping your children as they grieve and tips for parenting a grieving child or teens.
Want to know what past participants thought of the program?
Learn more about other families’ experiences with our support and education series.
Want to know what past participants thought of the program?
Learn more about other families’ experiences with our support and education series.
Register
Register for our next youth grief support group. Call us at 952-892-2111 or send us an email.
Register for our next youth grief support group. Call us at 952-892-2111 or send us an email.
