Grief Cards for Kids

Help Children Understand Grief

These cards are designed to facilitate conversations about grief and loss with children. This guide offers simple steps to use the cards effectively, incorporating visual aids and breathing exercises to manage intense emotions. Recognizing that children experience grief differently as they age, this pack includes four types of cards:

• Stage Cards to outline the grief stages
• Prompt Cards for discussion
• Breathing Cards for calming
• Fact Cards to explain grief’s emotional aspects.

This resource aims to normalize grief as a part of life, encouraging open discussions for emotional growth and mental health. Besides, it broadens the understanding of grief beyond death, addressing losses like relationships or health.