Latest Acknowledging Articles
Not another bunch of flowers
Mother of four and Red Nose Peer Supporter Nicole lost her second child Isla in February 2016. Ahead of Mother’s Day on Sunday, she is sharing her story, the complex feelings that come with losing...
A story of grief and healing: Efrem and Blandina
Our Employee’s Child Has Died – How Can We Help?
When a baby or child dies The death of a baby or child can be a devastating experience. Grief can take over the whole being, and it is not uncommon for bereaved parents to feel pain and despair, ange...
The Experience of a Miscarriage
“It seems like a wisp of time that you were here. Places ache inside as I silently mourn.” The loss of a baby at any stage of pregnancy can have a profound impact on parents.
How Others Can Help Parents After a Miscarriage
Family and friends are often deeply distressed when someone close to them experiences a miscarriage. They may feel incredibly helpless and powerless and wonder what they can possibly do to make the fa...
A Guide for Family and Friends: Supporting the Grieving Parents
What Grieving Parents Want You to Know Please don’t avoid me. You can’t catch my grief. My world is painful and when you are too afraid to call me or say anything, you isolate me at a time when ...
When Your Co-Worker Returns After the Death of a Baby or Child
The sudden and unexpected death of a baby or child is like no other death – it has been described as the ‘ultimate loss’, a loss of hopes and dreams, a loss of part of oneself as a parent, the l...
Take Care of Yourself
Giving support to your friend or family member means sharing their pain. Listening and caring can be exhausting. So make sure you have support for yourself.
Remembering your child on special days
“As Holly is my eldest grandchild she is still very much in my thoughts as I see my other grandchildren achieve milestones in their lives. Going to kinder, starting school, playing with other childr...
Special Issues for Siblings
Your other children Your other children will be very deeply affected by the death of their brother or sister and will be grieving in their own way. It is natural that they will also have thoughts a...