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# Winston's Wish: Giving hope to grieving children

> Winston’s Wish is the UK’s childhood bereavement charity, dedicated to providing bereavement support for children and young people\.

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## Pages
- [Live Grief Talks](https://winstonswish.org/supporting-you/bereavement-support-services/live-grief-talks/)
- [Ask Me: Education](https://winstonswish.org/askme/)
- [Spotlight Study Day Sessions](https://winstonswish.org/supporting-you/professionals-and-training/spotlight-study-day-sessions/)
- [Training booking](https://winstonswish.org/book-training/)
- [Suggested Reading List](https://winstonswish.org/suggested-reading-list/)

## Posts
- [Parenting through grief: Small ways to ease the stress](https://winstonswish.org/parenting-through-grief-small-ways-to-ease-the-stress/)
- [Could you share Ask Me: Education with your child's school?](https://winstonswish.org/share-ask-me-with-childs-school/)
- [Parenting bereaved children and navigating Mother’s Day as a sole parent](https://winstonswish.org/parenting-bereaved-children-mothers-day/)
- [General debate on government support for bereaved children](https://winstonswish.org/general-debate-on-government-support-for-bereaved-children/)
- [Why I'm Dedicating A Flower To The Winston's Wish Memory Meadow \- Edd's Story](https://winstonswish.org/why-im-dedicating-a-flower-to-the-winstons-wish-memory-meadow-edds-story/)

## Products
- [Spotlight on Suicide Bereavement \(April 2026\)](https://winstonswish.org/product/spotlight-on-suicide-bereavement-april-2026/): This training session focuses on equipping professionals with the knowledge and skills to support children and young people who have experienced bereavement through suicide\.

\<strong\>Location:\</strong\> online via Zoom \(link will be emailed\)

\<strong\>Date:\</strong\> Tuesday 28th April 2026

\<strong\>Time:\</strong\> 9\.30am \- 12pm

This course covers:
\<ul\>
 	\<li\>The complex emotions associated with suicide\.\</li\>
 	\<li\>Effective communication strategies to help children and young people express their feelings\.\</li\>
 	\<li\>How to create safe spaces for grieving children and young people\.\</li\>
 	\<li\>How to provide appropriate support tailored to individual needs\.\</li\>
\</ul\>
 

Please email \<a title="Email training@winstonswish\.org" href="mailto:training@winstonswish\.org" data\-inin\_emailtoaddress="training@winstonswish\.org"\>training@winstonswish\.org\</a\> with any queries\. Click \<a href="https://winstonswish\.org/wp\-content/uploads/2025/02/Study\-Days\-and\-Spotlight\-Sessions\-Terms\-and\-Conditions\.pdf" target="\_blank" rel="noopener"\>here to view our booking terms and conditions\</a\>\.
- [Spotlight on Autism and Grief \(April 2026\)](https://winstonswish.org/product/spotlight-on-autism-march-2026/): This short training session covers the specific needs of bereaved and grieving autistic children and young people\. During the course you will learn that grief is inclusive\. All children, regardless of their age, cognitive ability, and/or physical skills, are affected by a bereavement\.

\<strong\>Location:\</strong\> online via Zoom \(link will be emailed\)

\<strong\>Date:\</strong\> Friday 24th April 2026

\<strong\>Time:\</strong\> 9\.30am \- 12\.30pm

This course covers:
\<ul\>
 	\<li\>The barriers autistic children and young people face to receiving bereavement support and how you can overcome these\.\</li\>
 	\<li\>How autistic children and young people are affected by grief\.\</li\>
 	\<li\>How autistic children and young people communicate their grief\.\</li\>
 	\<li\>The importance of language, processing time and practical strategies to supporting autistic children and young people who are bereaved\.\</li\>
\</ul\>
 

Please email \<a href="mailto:training@winstonswish\.org"\>training@winstonswish\.org\</a\> with any queries\. Click \<a href="https://winstonswish\.org/wp\-content/uploads/2025/02/Study\-Days\-and\-Spotlight\-Sessions\-Terms\-and\-Conditions\.pdf" target="\_blank" rel="noopener"\>here to view our booking terms and conditions\</a\>\.
- [Online bereavement training \(Jan, Feb, March 2027\)](https://winstonswish.org/product/online-bereavement-training-jan-feb-march-2027/): These childhood bereavement training courses are held over three days via Zoom with each day covering different aspects of supporting bereaved children and young people in detail – you can book on just one day or all a full course of three days\. See below for full details and topics covered on each day\.

\<strong\>Course dates:\</strong\>
\<ul\>
 	\<li\>\<strong\>Day 1:\</strong\> Tuesday 19th January 2027\</li\>
 	\<li\>\<strong\>Day 2:\</strong\> Tuesday 23rd February 2027\</li\>
 	\<li\>\<strong\>Day 3:\</strong\> Tuesday 16th March 2027\</li\>
\</ul\>
 

Times: 9\.30am – 3\.30pm \(TBC\)

Prices: £150 for one day, £375 for a full course \(select course package from the dropdown menu for the discount to apply\)

Spaces: Max 25 delegates per day

Plus, you will also receive a free digital copy of 'A Child's Grief' with your ticket\.

\<em\>\<strong\>"It’s a great course \- calm all throughout and full of ideas to approach bereaved children\."\</strong\>\</em\>

Choose your date\(s\) to book a place:
- [Online bereavement training \(Sept, Oct, Nov 2026\)](https://winstonswish.org/product/online-bereavement-training-sept-oct-nov-2026/): These childhood bereavement training courses are held over three days via Zoom with each day covering different aspects of supporting bereaved children and young people in detail – you can book on just one day or all a full course of three days\. See below for full details and topics covered on each day\.

\<strong\>Course dates:\</strong\>
\<ul\>
 	\<li\>\<strong\>Day 1:\</strong\> Tuesday 22nd September 2026\</li\>
 	\<li\>\<strong\>Day 2:\</strong\> Tuesday 20th October 2026\</li\>
 	\<li\>\<strong\>Day 3:\</strong\> Tuesday 17th November 2026\</li\>
\</ul\>
 

Times: 9\.30am – 3\.30pm \(TBC\)

Prices: £150 for one day, £375 for a full course \(select course package from the dropdown menu for the discount to apply\)

Spaces: Max 25 delegates per day

Plus, you will also receive a free digital copy of 'A Child's Grief' with your ticket\.

\<em\>\<strong\>"It’s a great course \- calm all throughout and full of ideas to approach bereaved children\."\</strong\>\</em\>

Choose your date\(s\) to book a place:
- [Spotlight on Creative and Practical Grief Support \(February 2027\)](https://winstonswish.org/product/spotlight-on-creative-and-practical-grief-support-february-2027/): This three\-hour training session explores practical and creative ways of supporting children and young people with their grief\. You will gain insight into the unique ways young people experience loss and develop confidence working creatively to help them process their emotions\. You will learn to use accessible tools such as art, play, movement, and storytelling to support emotional expression and understanding\. The session provides a supportive space to build confidence, share experiences, and discover inclusive, age\-appropriate strategies for compassionate care\.

This session is appropriate for any professionals working with bereaved children and young people, including those with SEND\.

\<strong\>Location:\</strong\> online via Zoom \(link will be emailed\)

\<strong\>Date:\</strong\> Thursday11th February 2027

\<strong\>Time:\</strong\> 9\.30am \- 12\.30pm

This course covers:
\<ul\>
 	\<li\>The benefits of creative and practical approaches\</li\>
 	\<li\>The power of objects and the environment the young person is in\</li\>
 	\<li\>Activities and resources\</li\>
 	\<li\>A multi\-sensory approach\</li\>
 	\<li\>Real life applications\</li\>
\</ul\>
 

Please email \<a href="mailto:training@winstonswish\.org"\>training@winstonswish\.org\</a\> with any queries\. Click \<a href="https://winstonswish\.org/wp\-content/uploads/2025/02/Study\-Days\-and\-Spotlight\-Sessions\-Terms\-and\-Conditions\.pdf" target="\_blank" rel="noopener"\>here to view our booking terms and conditions\</a\>\.

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