Supporting teenagers through grief isn’t easy, but these cards can help.

Created with compassion by grief and loss consultant Jane Dixon, the Youth Grief Conversation Cards are designed to gently open up meaningful, safe conversations with young people experiencing loss.

Grief in teenagers often goes unseen or misunderstood. These cards create space for emotions, big, small, or hidden and help teenagers feel seen, heard, and supported without pressure.

What’s included:

1. A physical boxed set of age-appropriate conversation cards
2. QR code access to a private PDF workbook for adults and facilitators
3. Backed by neuroscience insights about teen brains and emotional processing

Prompts cover:

• Grief experience and emotional expression

• Memories, identity and secondary losses

• Isolation, peer support and moving forward

• PSHE and class/group discussion support

These cards are ideal for:

• Schools and educators

• Youth workers and PSHE leads

• Parents, carers and family members

• Grief support groups for young people

Why do these cards make a difference?

• Designed with real-life teenage reactions in mind

• Helps build emotional confidence in adults and peers

• Encourages healthy expression without forcing conversation

• Builds understanding of grief as an evolving, valid process

Examples of supportive prompts inside:

• “What’s changed most for you since they died?”

• “Is anything particularly hard right now?”

• “It’s okay to feel fine one minute and overwhelmed the next.”

• “You can carry love and grief at the same time.”

Important Notes:

• These are not therapy tools; they’re designed to support open, honest conversation.

• Each pack includes a QR code linking to the hidden PDF workbook with guidance for adults.