You Will Be Okay

By Julie Stokes,

Book cover of You Will Be Okay: Find Strength, Stay Hopeful and Get to Grips with Grief

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"Grief is a tricky subject to explain to kids, but this book is a wonderful go-to expert toolkit!" Dr Ranj Singh

The death of a parent, sibling or friend is one of the most traumatic experiences for a child or young person and it can be hard to know how…

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1 author picked You Will Be Okay as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book is aimed at children who have experienced a bereavement and will be massively helpful to them. I wish I had this book as a child! It's not patronising just clear and I found it very useful as an adult too because some of the techniques are simple but profound and that's often what we need when managing grief. 

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