Helping Children With Loss
Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026
VIDA
Thursday, August 13, 2026 - 6:00pm
Oak Hills Elementary School
Stevenson Ranch, CA 91381
United States Free
The vast majority of parents find themselves at a loss when trying to help their children deal with any grieving experience that impacts them. This 4-week program is designed to teach parents, and others who work with children, the necessary tools to help children effectively deal with their broken hearts, no matter the loss they are facing.
About The Format
This program is taught in four 2.5 hour long sessions offered once a week. There is reading and assignments in between sessions. HCWL Groups are not drop in style groups. All GRM programs are structured and action oriented.
A Note From The Presenter:
https://forms.santa-clarita.com/Forms/VIDA
For Adults to Help Children Deal with Death, Divorce, Pet Loss, Moving, and Other Losses
John W. James and Russell Friedman with Dr. Leslie Landon Matthews
Overview:
To watch a child grieve and not know what to do is a profoundly difficult experience for parents, teachers, and caregivers. Yet, there are guidelines for helping children develop a lifelong healthy response to loss.
In When Children Grieve, the authors offer a cutting-edge volume to free children from the false idea of “not feeling bad” and to empower them with positive, effective methods of dealing with loss.
There are many life experiences that can produce feelings of grief in a child, from the death of a relative or a divorce in the family to more everyday experiences such as moving to a new neighborhood or losing a prized possession. No matter the reason or degree of severity, if a child you love is grieving, the guidelines examined in this thoughtful book can make a difference.
This class (each February and August) is offered through the Santa Clarita, CA VIDA program. Enrollment information for classes can be found here: https://forms.santa-clarita.com/Forms/VIDA
