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Tips from Winston’s Wish: Telling a child someone has died by suicide
Sept 2024
To mark Suicide Awareness Month, our friends at Winston’s Wish share their tips about talking to children about death by suicide…
Back to school: Seven tips for supporting a grieving child as they move up to secondary school
Aug 2024
Our partners at Winston’s Wish share seven helpful tips on supporting a grieving child who’s moving from primary to secondary school…
WAY calls on the new Government to stand up for bereaved families
Jul 2024
The charity WAY Widowed and Young has written to the new Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Liz Kendall asking for her urgent support for bereaved families, whose needs have been overlooked in r…
Campaign to extend bereavement support payments: Sophie’s story
Jul 2024
When Sophie’s husband Paul died in 2023, she was 17 weeks pregnant. Her Bereavement Support Payments are due to stop just after her baby turns one. Here is Sophie’s story…
David’s story: running 400 miles for four charities
Jul 2024
Find out why widowed dad David is running 400 miles for four charities this year, including WAY Widowed and Young.
Five ways to manage grief in the summer holidays
Jul 2024
Our charity partners at the child bereavement charity Winston’s Wish have shared five useful tips on coping with the summer holidays when you’re caring for bereaved children.
Jul 2024
WAY is pleased to welcome two new members to the charity’s Board of Trustees, both of whom are young widowed fathers.
A window on grief: Craft activities for children
Jun 2024
Our charity partners at the child bereavement charity Winston’s Wish have shared this helpful craft activity to help bereaved children open up.
Derbyshire weekend: Making lifelong friends through WAY
Jun 2024
WAY member Kate shares her experiences of attending WAY’s Derbyshire weekend
WAY’s Big Picnic Weekend: A celebration of friendship and support
May 2024
The sun came out for WAY’s Big Picnic weekend, encouraging more than 400 WAY members, friends and family to roll out their picnic blankets at 29 picturesque locations across the country – from Cornwal…
WAY members treated to Oxford bus tour for Big Picnic weekend
May 2024
WAY members were invited for an exclusive guided bus tour of Oxford to mark Big Picnic weekend
Supporting a bereaved child through exam season
Apr 2024
This Stress Awareness Month, our friends and Full Circle Partners Winston’s Wish have shared their advice on how adults can support grieving children and young people through the exam season.
Supporting grieving children and young people during the Easter break
Mar 2024
Supporting grieving children and young people during the Easter break
Bereaved young people share their advice on how to get through Mother’s Day
Feb 2024
Our Full Circle partners Winston’s Wish asked children and young people what advice they’d give to others who are grieving this Mother’s Day. Here’s what they said:
Supporting a child with their grief on special days
Jan 2024
Our friends at the childhood bereavement charity Winston’s Wish have shared these tips on how to support a child through difficult dates – from Valentine’s Day to anniversaries…
Jan 2024
We asked: ‘What tip would you give to other parents about what helps your mental health as you navigate bereavement?' and we’ve collated just some of the amazing responses.
Bereavement charities partner to provide full circle support
Nov 2023
We are thrilled to announce an exciting partnership between WAY Widowed and Young and the child bereavement charity, Winston’s Wish
Navigating grief together: A mother and daughter’s journey
Nov 2023
We talk to WAY’s National Volunteer Manager Veronica, whose husband Wullie died unexpectedly from a heart attack seven years ago, and her daughter Becca, now 18.
Coping with Father's Day: WAY members share their tips
Jun 2023
This weekend brings us one of the days that many who are widowed dread. Whether you are being a sole parent, bringing up a child without their dad or you didn’t have children, the WAY community is her…
Caring for carers: Finding a web of support
Jun 2023
To mark Carers' Rights Day, charity consultant widowed dad Josh Cass writes about how he coped as a carer for his wife when she was ill with cancer, thanks to a web of support from friends and family.
Unfortunately, there’s no guide book for grief. Everyone is different, and no two people will experience grieving in the same way. From numbness to anger, from disbelief to guilt, there’s no set pattern to the grieving process, especially when you’ve been widowed at a young age.