My Heart Remembers Companion Leader’s Guide (Digital Edition): Supporting Children Ages 5-12 Through Grief with Faith, Compassion, and Care
Support grieving children with practical, faith-centered guidance you can access whenever and wherever it is needed.
The My Heart Remembers Companion Leader’s Guide: Digital Edition equips parents, caregivers, ministry leaders, teachers, counselors, grief-support facilitators, and other trusted adults to support children ages 5–12 after the death of someone special.
This downloadable PDF is designed for use with My Heart Remembers: A Christian Coloring & Reflection Book for Children Experiencing Grief. It provides flexible guidance for individual, family, classroom, church, counseling, grief-ministry, support-group, and community settings.
Inside the Digital Leader’s Guide:
- Child-friendly grief education
- Faith-sensitive conversation guidance
- Tips for creating safe and supportive spaces
- Individual and small-group session preparation
- Five detailed, section-by-section leader plans
- NIV Scripture references, prayers, and activities
- Age-appropriate adaptations for children ages 5–12
- Guidance for difficult questions and strong emotions
- Caregiver communication and follow-up ideas
- Signs that a child may need professional support
- Safety and referral guidance
- Reproducible intake, planning, observation, caregiver, referral, and support forms
The five session plans correspond with the children’s book sections:
- God Cares About My Feelings
- Remembering Someone Special
- Love Lives On in My Heart
- God’s Comfort & Healing
- Looking Forward with Faith and Love
Digital format benefits
- Download immediately after purchase
- Access from a computer, tablet, or mobile device
- Print one personal working copy
- Print the reproducible forms for your own individual use
- Use during individual meetings, family conversations, ministry sessions, or support groups
- Keep Scripture references, discussion prompts, prayers, and safety guidance readily available
Individual-use license
This Digital Edition is licensed to one purchaser for use by one leader. The purchaser may keep the file on their personal devices, print one complete working copy, and reproduce Section 15 forms for the children and caregivers they personally serve.
The file may not be shared with coworkers, teams, ministries, schools, churches, counseling practices, organizations, or other individuals. It may not be posted online, resold, emailed, uploaded to a shared drive, or distributed through an unrestricted learning platform.
Organizations needing access for multiple leaders should purchase the Single-Site Organizational Digital Edition, which permits use by up to 15 authorized leaders at one licensed site.
Format: Downloadable PDF
Page size: 8.5 × 11 inches
Audience: Adults supporting children ages 5–12
Companion children’s book: Sold separately
This guide provides grief education and faith-based support. It supports—but does not replace—licensed grief counseling, psychotherapy, medical care, or mental-health treatment.
