Sibling Resources

Perinatal loss impacts the whole family and parents worry that surviving siblings will be affected. It can be hard to know how to approach this sensitive topic when you want to protect them. However, studies suggest it is important to tell children about the death of a sibling as soon as possible. Here are some resources to help navigate these conversations.

Resources for Siblings:

Remembering Our Baby: The road of grief after the death of a sibling. Keeping the baby's memory alive.

by Katrina Villegas

A book for children of all ages experiencing the loss of a sibling - specifically for families going through termination for medical reasons.

The Invisible String

by Patrice Karst

This book explores questions about the intangible yet unbreakable connections between us, and opens up deeper conversations about love.

My Baby Big Sister: A Book for Children Born Subsequent to a Pregnancy Loss

by Cathy Blanford

This is a book that was written for children who were born subsequent to a perinatal loss.

Mommy Says I Have a Brother/Sister

by Stephany Resendes

This is a book was designed to open up a conversation with your children about a sibling they may or may not have met.

Always My Twin

by Valerie R. Samuels

This is a book was designed for young children who have experienced the death of their twin sibling, before birth, after birth or as a young child.

The Memory Box: A Book About Grief

by Joanna Rowland

This is a book was designed to describe what it is like to remember and grieve a loved one who has died.

Someone Came Before You

by Pat Schwiebert

A book for the child who comes after the one who died.

We were gonna have a baby, but we had an angel instead.

by Pat Schwiebert

Created especially for children who are suffering the loss of their families pregnancy.

My Sibling Still: for those who've lost a sibling to miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant death

by Megan Lacourrege

My Sibling Still is written as a love letter from a sibling lost to miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death to any surviving siblings.

Something Happened

by Cathy Blanford

This book is designed to help a young child understand what has happened when there has been a pregnancy loss.

Perfectly Imperfect Family

by Amie Lands

This book is for families who have experienced the loss of a baby and want to normalize their perfectly imperfect family.

Personalized Loss Books

by Kate Polley

These books have been written specifically to share with younger siblings or children of lost siblings, parents, or grandparents.

Siblings and Grief After Pregnancy and Infant Loss Brochure

Supporting siblings through a stillbirth