Stay & play

Stay and Play support sessions give younger children the opportunity to explore their grief through their natural language of play.

Through these sessions our Bereavement Support Practitioner will:

• Assess their level of understanding
• Acknowledge what has happened
• Answer questions honestly with language they understand
• Encourage them to express thoughts and feelings
• With child’s permission engage with parent in open conversations

Stay and Play sessions are tailored to the interests of each child. All the activities support young children to find ways to express their thoughts and feelings and to share their experience. Sessions may include;

• Making special things to remember loved one(s)
• Arts and Crafts, such as painting and drawing pictures
• Creating stories with the puppets and toys
• Playing with Lego
• Creating with clay
• Playing games
• Playing in the sand tray
• Exploring with music
• Dancing