Download the worksheet (PDF)
What is the Childhood Grief worksheet?
The Childhood Grief worksheet is a two-page caregiver handout on how grief shows up in children. Its Recognizing Grief in Children section splits the signs into Emotional, Physical and Behavioral, from withdrawal and unexplained aches to bedwetting and a drop in school performance. The second page turns that into what to do.
How to use the Childhood Grief worksheet
Use this handout both in session and as homework, with the caregiver rather than the child. Read the signs list together first and ask which ones they have already seen. Frequent stomachaches and headaches are easy to treat as separate from the loss. Provide Honest Explanations is the tip worth slowing down on, because wording like gone to sleep is what confuses a young child. Your clients can pick one item from Activities for a Grieving Child to try before the next appointment.
Childhood Grief Worksheet Download – What’s Included
The download is a two-page printable PDF for caregivers. Page one explains why grief in children differs from grief in adults, then lists Emotional, Physical and Behavioral signs. Page two carries five tips: Be Present and Listen, Provide Honest Explanations, Encourage Expression, Maintain Routines and Model Healthy Grieving. It closes with four activities: a memory box, draw and talk, storytelling, and letter writing.
