How'A Boy Called Christmas'could help with conversations about child bereavement... - a podcast by Nik Kendrew

This week Nik is joined by Clare Bullen the Head of Clinical Services for England, Wales and  Northern Ireland at Child Bereavement UK. They discuss the new screen adaptation of Matt Haig's book "A Boy Called Christmas' which deals with child bereavement. 
How do we talk to children and young people when a parent or loved one has died? How do we find the words to help them to process what’s happened and continue to grow as a person in the future? They talk about the importance of the truth, encouraging children to ask questions, and brave conversations...
There's also the usual look at the week's medical news headlines and the week in daytime TV.

Clare’s song choice:

https://open.spotify.com/track/265Anh9hGoozFigjUVLUeD?si=fODwQz1jSRu_VxRrFrjSrg

Daytime TV

Paddy and Christine McGuinness :

https://twitter.com/bbcbreakfast/status/1465672474943791109?s=21

Pledge to end HIV by 2030

https://twitter.com/bbcbreakfast/status/1465930752235868161?s=21

David Gandy suicide awareness 

https://twitter.com/bbcmorninglive/status/1465299537141108740?s=12

Dr Punam Krishan, UTIs

https://twitter.com/bbcmorninglive/status/1465653643454173186?s=21

Dr Rupy Aujla salt:

https://twitter.com/bbcmorninglive/status/1465979787730694144?s=21

Dr Xand Van Tulleken sleep:

https://twitter.com/bbcmorninglive/status/1466338974180466688?s=21

This Morning health headlines with Dr Sara Kayat:

https://thismorningitv.page.link/bUAY66NnSpyxhJdu5

A Boy Called Christmas- Matt Haig

https://www.sky.com/watch/title/programme/7b031ea2-962e-4a5c-9cca-6a464fdb854a

The Truth Pixie - Matt Haig

The Invisible String by Patrice Karst

Child Bereavement UK: 

Helpline: 0800 02 888 40

https://www.childbereavementuk.org/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMImNClruvX9AIVV-vtCh1omwPgEAAYASAAEgL2wPD_BwE

Tweet from The Children’s Grief Foundation Of Canada :

https://twitter.com/thecgfc/status/1467856355167985674?s=21

Widowed and Young: 

https://www.widowedandyoung.org.uk

Boggled Docs song of the week:
Kylie- Magic
https://open.spotify.com/track/0I4658wYMK45Ffx1IlKRjG?si=SQrt6u8wT2KeFkwCaDrzFA

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