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Helpful Resources for Family Members or Friends

Tips for talking to SuperSibs

Age-specific suggestions for how to explain cancer to children

Ways to brighten a SuperSib’s day

Keeping your SuperSib connected

ALSF Services for Parents

Grief and Loss Support

Download the Grief and Loss Mailing Program Parent Toolkit

Organizations that specialize in grief support

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Compassionate Friends

The Dougy Center at the National Center for Grieving Children & Families

Peter’s Place

Suggested Reading

When Families Grieve (Sesame Street) (PDF)

Death and Loss: Helping Children Manage Their Grief , Scholastic, by Bruce D. Perry MD, April 2006 (via Scholastic.com)

“After a Loved One Dies —How Children Grieve and how parents and other adults can support them” by David J. Schonfeld, MD and Marcia Quackenbush, MS, MFT, CHES. (PDF)

WhatsYourGrief.com

Past Comfort & Care Mailings

Ages 4-7

Ages 8-12

Ages 13-18