masterclass: How to support your grieving child
When you're grieving too
Wednesday 21st October 2026 • 8pm UK time • Live on Zoom • Free to attend
A free, live hour together on Zoom with three practical things you can start doing straight away to better understand your child, make grief easier to talk about and support yourself along the way.
Free live masterclass · for widowed mums
“Is my child okay?”
“Is this grief, or is something else going on?”
“Am I giving them what they need?”
“How do I support them when I’m struggling too?”
You’re grieving too
When your child loses a parent, you want to do everything you can to help them.
But you haven’t experienced the loss from the outside. You’ve lost your partner too.
So while you’re trying to work out why your child has gone quiet, whether their anger is grief, what to say when they miss their dad, or whether they’re actually okay, you’re trying to cope with your own grief at the same time.
It can leave you constantly wondering:
Am I doing enough?
Am I getting this right?
What does my child actually need from me?
The good news is that supporting a grieving child doesn’t require you to have all the answers.
There are a few simple things that can make a real difference. And that’s what I’ll show you in this masterclass.
Inside the masterclass
One hour. Three things you can start doing straight away.
PART ONE
Look behind the behaviour
Grief doesn’t always look like sadness. It can show up as anger, withdrawal, bedtime struggles, clinginess or a child who insists they’re absolutely fine.
I’ll show you how to pause before reacting and get curious about what might be happening underneath.
PART TWO
Make grief safe to share
You don’t have to make your child talk about their grief.
You’ll learn how to make it easier for them to talk when they’re ready, how to bring their parent naturally into everyday conversation and how to recognise the small moments when your child opens the door.
PART THREE
Don’t leave yourself out
You’re supporting a grieving child while grieving yourself.
We’ll look at why your needs aren’t separate from your child’s and one practical way to make sure you’re not trying to carry everything alone.
WHAT YOU’LL LEAVE WITH
Not more grief theory. Three things to try in your own family.
By the end of our hour together, you’ll have:
✓ Pause and look behind a difficult behaviour before you react
✓ Mention your child’s late parent in a way that opens the door without putting pressure on your child to talk
✓ Recognise the everyday moments when your child may be showing you what they need
✓ Respond in a way that keeps the conversation open instead of rushing to reassure or fix
✓ Identify one thing you don’t need to carry alone this week
✓ Take your first step towards supporting your child without expecting yourself to do it perfectly
✓ Time to ask me your questions, live
Free · Live on Zoom
AT YOUR OWN PACE
What this hour is not
✗ It is not about doing grief “right”
✗ It is not about forcing your child to talk
✗ It is not about having the perfect answer every time
✗ It is not about putting your own grief aside so you can focus on your child
✗ It is not therapy, and no one will be put on the spot
It’s a practical hour about supporting your child through grief while recognising that you’re part of this too.
YOUR HOST
I’m Kirsten – grief coach, and a widowed mum like you.
When my husband Jan died, our daughters were 10 and 12. Suddenly I was trying to understand their grief while living with my own.
I worried about what to say, whether they were coping and whether I was doing enough. And at the same time, everyday life still had to happen.
Everything I teach I first had to live.
Since then, I’ve combined what I learned as a widowed mum with my psychology background and professional training to help other widowed mothers understand what their children need and find their own way through family life after loss.
I don’t believe you need perfect words or a perfect way to grieve.
I believe you need to understand what’s happening in your family, know what matters most and have practical ways to respond.
IS THIS FOR ME?
You are so welcome here if…
You are so welcome here if…
✓ You’re a widowed mum wondering how your child is really doing
✓ Your child’s behaviour has changed and you’re not always sure what’s behind it
✓ Your child rarely talks about the parent who died, or simply says “I’m fine”
✓ You worry about saying or doing the wrong thing
✓ You’re trying to support your child while carrying your own grief
✓ You sometimes feel as though the whole family depends on you
✓ Your loss is recent, or happened years ago and new challenges keep appearing as your child grows
✓ You’d rather listen quietly than speak. Cameras off is completely fine.
Join me for the free masterclass
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Wednesday 21nd October 2026 | 
8pm UK time | 
Live on Zoom | 
Free
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