What Family & Friends Can Do: When a Baby or Older Child Dies

How do families give comforting and compassionate support to those who suffer the death of a child through miscarriage, stillbirth, early neonatal, SIDS or older child loss? Unless you have been the bereaved, it is hard to know what really matters and what helps. In this short booklet, loving and practical suggestions guide community to feel more comfortable and confident about how to be of support. Short, to the point, and well-written, this began as an expansion in Sherokee Ilse's book, Empty Arms and now includes help no matter when a child dies.