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Grief after the death of a child can affect every part of life—your emotions, body, relationships, routines, faith, and sense of who you are. This Red Bird Ministries resource offers 20 gentle reminders to help families better understand what grief can look like and how to care for themselves in the midst of it.
Inside, families will find compassionate guidance on acknowledging emotions, setting boundaries, making room for memories, understanding grief activators, seeking support, caring for the body, allowing moments of joy, sharing their story, and adjusting to a life that may now look very different.
Rooted in Red Bird Ministries’ Catholic, trauma-informed approach to grief, this resource is not a checklist for “getting over” loss. It is a gentle companion for the days when grief feels especially heavy—reminding families that healing is not measured by how little they miss their child, but by learning, little by little, how to carry love and loss together.
© 2026 Red Bird Ministries, Inc. All rights reserved.
This purchase grants one individual parish a nonexclusive, nontransferable license to print and use this resource for pastoral care and ministry within that parish.
The purchasing parish may print copies of this resource as needed for families directly served by that parish and for approved parish leaders or volunteers providing bereavement support.
This license does not permit the digital file to be copied, emailed, uploaded, posted online, shared, reproduced, or distributed to another parish, mission, school, ministry site, or organization, including those within the same diocese. The resource may not be resold, altered, republished, or incorporated into another program without written permission from Red Bird Ministries.
Each parish must obtain its own license. Dioceses wishing to provide this resource across multiple parishes must obtain a separate diocesan license from Red Bird Ministries.
Purchase of this resource grants permission for use only; all copyrights and ownership remain with Red Bird Ministries, Inc.
Grief after the death of a child can affect every part of life—your emotions, body, relationships, routines, faith, and sense of who you are. This Red Bird Ministries resource offers 20 gentle reminders to help families better understand what grief can look like and how to care for themselves in the midst of it.
Inside, families will find compassionate guidance on acknowledging emotions, setting boundaries, making room for memories, understanding grief activators, seeking support, caring for the body, allowing moments of joy, sharing their story, and adjusting to a life that may now look very different.
Rooted in Red Bird Ministries’ Catholic, trauma-informed approach to grief, this resource is not a checklist for “getting over” loss. It is a gentle companion for the days when grief feels especially heavy—reminding families that healing is not measured by how little they miss their child, but by learning, little by little, how to carry love and loss together.
© 2026 Red Bird Ministries, Inc. All rights reserved.
This purchase grants one individual parish a nonexclusive, nontransferable license to print and use this resource for pastoral care and ministry within that parish.
The purchasing parish may print copies of this resource as needed for families directly served by that parish and for approved parish leaders or volunteers providing bereavement support.
This license does not permit the digital file to be copied, emailed, uploaded, posted online, shared, reproduced, or distributed to another parish, mission, school, ministry site, or organization, including those within the same diocese. The resource may not be resold, altered, republished, or incorporated into another program without written permission from Red Bird Ministries.
Each parish must obtain its own license. Dioceses wishing to provide this resource across multiple parishes must obtain a separate diocesan license from Red Bird Ministries.
Purchase of this resource grants permission for use only; all copyrights and ownership remain with Red Bird Ministries, Inc.
