Children and grief

12/06/19 • 64 min

Jenni Thomas Talks About Child Bereavement

In this episode, Jenni shares what she has learned from bereaved children when a mother or father, sister or brother, or another important person in their life has died.

It was bereaved children’s questions that encouraged Jenni to co-write her book with Caroline Jay ‘What does dead mean?’, a resource which helps parents to explain death and dying. A link to buy the book is below.

Jenni also asks Nick to share his experiences of grief following the death of his mother when he was 14.

Angus Lawson Memorial Trust - http://www.almt.org/

Winston's Wish - https://www.winstonswish.org/

Childhood Bereavement Network - http://www.childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk/

Child Bereavement UK (formerly Child Bereavement Trust) - https://www.childbereavementuk.org/

Cruse Bereavement Care - https://www.cruse.org.uk/

Rosie’s Rainbow - https://www.rosiesrainbowfund.co.uk/

Daisy’s Dream - https://www.daisysdream.org.uk/

SeeSaw, grief support - http://www.seesaw.org.uk/

Iain Rennie Hospice Care - https://www.renniegrove.org/

What Does Dead Mean? (book) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1849053553/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_M1K3DbHA1YFQZ

Jenni Thomas website with further resources - http://www.jennithomas.com

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In this episode, Jenni shares what she has learned from bereaved children when a mother or father, sister or brother, or another important person in their life has died.

Jenni also asks Nick to share his experiences of grief following the death of his mother when he was 14.

Angus Lawson Memorial Trust - http://www.almt.org/

Winston's Wish - https://www.winstonswish.org/

Childhood Bereavement Network - http://www.childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk/

Child Bereavement UK (formerly Child Bereavement Trust) - https://www.childbereavementuk.org/

Cruse Bereavement Care - https://www.cruse.org.uk/

Rosie’s Rainbow - https://www.rosiesrainbowfund.co.uk/

Daisy’s Dream - https://www.daisysdream.org.uk/

SeeSaw, grief support - http://www.seesaw.org.uk/

Iain Rennie Hospice Care - https://www.renniegrove.org/

What Does Dead Mean? (book) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1849053553/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_M1K3DbHA1YFQZ

Jenni Thomas website with further resources - http://www.jennithomas.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Previous Episode

Grieving the death of your baby

Jenni describes her life’s work learning from parents who have experienced the tragedy of their baby’s death, whether before, at or soon after birth.

In this episode, Jenni explains how, through her career in the NHS and having founded the Child Bereavement Trust (now CBUK), she has learned how to support parents and children when a baby has died.

Jenni shares how she has helped parents and enabled them to understand their grief and have a continuing bond with their baby as they move on with life.

Angus Lawson Memorial Trust - http://www.almt.org/

Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Association (SANDS) – www.sands.org.uk

Tommys Together, for every baby - www.tommys.org

Saying Goodbye, support for miscarriage and baby loss - https://www.sayinggoodbye.org/

Rainbow Babies Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/RainbowsBabies/

Bliss – for babies born premature or sick - https://www.bliss.org.uk/

Miscarriage Association - https://www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk/

The Compassionate Friends - https://www.tcf.org.uk/

The Legacy of Leo, baby loss - https://thelegacyofleo.com/

4Louis, miscarriage and stillbirth support - https://4louis.co.uk/

Cardiac Risk in the Young - https://www.c-r-y.org.uk/

Encounters with John Bowlby (book) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1138667641/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_RRr5DbNNYETGY

Ask Me His Name, Elle Wright (book) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1788700341/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_For5DbKKEYPYA

What Does Dead Mean? (book) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1849053553/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_M1K3DbHA1YFQZ

Jenni Thomas website with further resources - http://www.jennithomas.com/

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Next Episode

The unexpected death of a husband and father

Jenni and Nick are joined by Caren who talks openly about the impact on her and her four children of the death of her husband Leon, who was killed in a car accident.

Caren describes to Jenni how her main concern was what she could do or say to help her children, who were aged from 12 to 21, and to understand her own grief.

Caren also shares her experiences of counselling and how she and her children benefitted from the support Jenni was able to offer them as a family.

Angus Lawson Memorial Trust - http://www.almt.org/

Sudden Death, supporting people after sudden death - http://www.suddendeath.org/

Care for the Family - https://www.careforthefamily.org.uk/

Cruse Bereavement Care - https://www.cruse.org.uk/

It's Not Raining, Daddy, It's Happy (book) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1444754750/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_Pur5Db5R69JVC

Jenni Thomas website with further resources - http://www.jennithomas.com/

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