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The death of a parent is perhaps the most difficult event that can happen to a child. Use these resources to help you support the mental health of preschool children as they process their grief.

• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  Fact Sheet: Children and Grief (2018).
  
• The Dougy Center: The National Center for Grieving Children and Families
  
  -How to Help a Grieving Child
  -Activities for Children
  -Kids and Funerals
  -Help for the Holidays
  -Developmental Grief Responses
• eXtension
  Ways Child Care Providers Can Help Children Deal with Grief and Loss
  
• National Association for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  Trauma, PTSD, and Attachment in Infants and Young Children
  
• National Association of School Psychologists
  Helping Children Cope with Loss, Death, and Grief: Tips for Teachers and Parents (2003).
  
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network
  Traumatic Grief in Military Children: Information for Educators, Families, and Medical Providers (2008).
  
• The National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children (TLC)
  
• Sesame Street: Helping Children Grieve
  
  - Tips for Parents: Sharing & Talking, Finding Comfort, Moving Forward
  -Printable Tools
  -Online Resources
• Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)
  
  - TAPS Magazine
  -Survivor Resource Kit
  -Find a ³Ô¹ÏÍø Group
  -Seminars and Good Grief Camps