Testimonials For Helping Children With Loss
Helping Children With Loss02/23/2021
The helping Helping Children Grieve Program taught me a lot about myself, in terms of my own childhood responses to grief, as well as those I was using as a parent. It clearly demonstrated how maladaptive responses to grief can have far reaching consequences, while demonstrating better strategies for reacting to grief and loss, and therefore, providing great hope for the participant to make changes for the future. It provided valuable insight into the way children might view different types of loss, and an understanding of how to support them in feeling the emotions that are proper to grief, while encouraging them to process those emotions and arrive at a place where they can be joyful and not weighed down by suppressed grief related to past loss. The book and the program are clearly a lifeline for both children and the adults who care for them. Susana C. was a patient, non-judgmental facilitator who believed in what she was teaching. She encouraged us to really engage in self-examination and not just use the book superficially, as an interesting read. I remain grateful for the insights gained in doing this program and would definitely recommend it to friends who have children coping with past and present losses.
Helping Children With Loss02/23/2021
It was great to understand what to do when you are grieving or trying to deal with those types of situations. A checklist is a great tool for me to use not only with my kids but also with myself.
Helping Children With Loss02/23/2021
I'm still in the process of implementing the suggested recommendations. I hope the use of this new tool to process loss helps me and my whole family. Thank you.
Helping Children With Loss02/23/2021
Helping Children With Loss02/11/2021
Helping Children With Loss02/09/2021
The only issue I had preventing this from being outstanding was the length of each meeting. It was simply uncomfortably long at 2 hours. As I mentioned earlier, more frequent meetings or a longer period of learning ( 8 weeks as opposed to 4) with sessions lasting no more than one hour would work exponentially better for me, ESPECIALLY since the content is deep and emotional.
Helping Children With Loss02/09/2021
Helping Children With Loss02/09/2021
This program has helped me approach my children differently in how we are working through the losses they are experiencing due to Covid and forced isolation. I also feel better prepared to work with students who might experience loss.
Helping Children With Loss02/09/2021
Helping Children With Loss02/01/2021
Helping Children With Loss01/28/2021
My awareness and implementation of new tools and strategies were vital!
Helping Children With Loss01/28/2021
The process of writing the completion letter was helpful. the process of reading the letter at the end was not helpful. It was hard to read such difficult content with no verbal response, and then just sit in silence for 10 minutes while the facilitator stared at me. This is not a critique of the facilitator. But, this was not what i needed after reading my letter.
Helping Children With Loss01/26/2021
I wasn’t sure what to expect on the very first night, but I was amongst friends as all four of us work at the same school, Dawn was so lovely to talk to that before long it was like 5 friends chatting and she explained things very clearly and with such passion. I now have a deeper understanding of the term grief and look forward to using my new found understanding in the school with the children who need our help.
Helping Children With Loss01/25/2021
Helping Children With Loss12/28/2020
This was an Outstanding program and it helped me so much to get in touch with grief and loss and how i can help others.
Helping Children With Loss12/14/2020
The program helped me to understand how to respond to children when they experience a loss. I realize that what we say to them is very important. We cannot minimize their loss. Children need to be encouraged to write a letter to their deceased loved to include forgiving the individual and apologize for anything that they may have done.
Helping Children With Loss12/14/2020
Helping Children With Loss12/03/2020
The grief recovery method was a great way for me to realize my own incomplete grief as well as get ready to help my children, or the children that I work with, grieve. I am excited to think about these new methods and have them in my back pocket to help others. I would recommend this program to others who are curious about how to help their children recover from grief.
Helping Children With Loss12/03/2020
Helping Children With Loss12/03/2020
Helping Children With Loss12/03/2020
This program has helped me to understand the importance of apologies, forgiveness and statements of emotional energy that must be a part of the grief recovery process and that behind every person with "issues" is someone who has not gone through the completion of the grieving process. Also that feeling sad is not bad, and that anger is a mask for sadness. The only way we can effectively help children or other people grieve is if we own our own "stuff". It's not about what we have to say, it's about what they have to say.
Helping Children With Loss12/01/2020Participant in Hinton, AB
Helping Children With Loss12/01/2020Participant in hinton, alberta
Working through How Children Grieve was a journey of discovery, firstly recognizing the deeply ingrained myths that I have learned and unwittingly passed along to my own children. This awareness as well as using the Emotional Energy Checklist will help me to set an environment where there are safe places for children to at very least speak their truth. As I have reflected on my own experiences of grief and loss, I am grateful that there are additional tools for me to explore further using the Grief Recovery Handbook. This has been a heart opening experience with a gracious and knowledgeable guide. Thank you
Helping Children With Loss11/28/2020