The death of a parent is perhaps the most difficult event that can happen to a child. Use these resources to help you support the mental health of preschool children as they process their grief.

• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  Fact Sheet: Children and Grief (2018).
  https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/FFF-Guide/Children-And-Grief-008.aspx
• The Dougy Center: The National Center for Grieving Children and Families
  www.dougy.org
  -How to Help a Grieving Child
  -Activities for Children
  -Kids and Funerals
  -Help for the Holidays
  -Developmental Grief Responses
• eXtension
  Ways Child Care Providers Can Help Children Deal with Grief and Loss
  https://childcare.extension.org/ways-child-care-providers-can-help-children-deal-with-grief-and-loss/
• National Association for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  Trauma, PTSD, and Attachment in Infants and Young Children
  https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/treat/specific/attachment_child.asp
• National Association of School Psychologists
  Helping Children Cope with Loss, Death, and Grief: Tips for Teachers and Parents (2003).
  https://www.nasponline.org/assets/documents/Resources%20and%20Publications/Handouts/Safety%20and%20Crisis/GriefWar.pdf
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network
  Traumatic Grief in Military Children: Information for Educators, Families, and Medical Providers (2008).
  https://www.nctsn.org/resources/traumatic-grief-military-children-information-educators
• The National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children (TLC)
  https://starr.org/programs/national-institute-for-trauma-and-loss-in-children-tlc/
• Sesame Street: Helping Children Grieve
  https://sesamestreetincommunities.org/topics/grief/
  - Tips for Parents: Sharing & Talking, Finding Comfort, Moving Forward
  -Printable Tools
  -Online Resources
• Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)
  www.taps.org
  - TAPS Magazine
  -Survivor Resource Kit
  -Find a Support Group
  -Seminars and Good Grief Camps