GRIEF: A Digital Journal for Kids

Kids grieve too — and sometimes they need a way to show it that doesn't require words.

GRIEF: A Journal for Kids gives children ages 5–9 a safe, gentle place to draw, color, circle, and make sense of what they're feeling after someone important to them has died.

Built around the same GRIEF framework — Grounding, Rebuilding, Interacting, Evolving, and Finding — every activity is adapted for the way kids actually process grief: in bursts, through play, through their bodies, and through repetition.

Instead of writing prompts, kids will find body check-ins with faces to circle, balloon breathing activities to color, people maps to draw, feelings weather pages, and memory activities that invite them to show — not just tell — what they're carrying. Repeatable check-in pages let kids come back again and again as grief shifts over time.

Also includes a For Grown-Ups section with guidance on how kids grieve differently, how to use the journal together, and when to seek additional support.

Suggested ages: 5–9, flexible with adult support.