Resources
Mae the Courageous Caterpillar
“Let’s Check In” Worksheets
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Let’s Check In Coloring Page
A coloring page to help children check in with their emotions.
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Let’s Check In Journal Page
A lined journal page to help children express their emotions.
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Let’s Check In Drawing Page
A drawing page to help children write or draw their feelings.
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Let’s Check In Word Search
A word search to help children find and circle their feelings.
Additional Resources
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Activities that parents/caregivers have found helpful to connect with children affected by suicide.
It can be hard to know what a child left behind by suicide is feeling or what they need. Download the PDF below to find suggested activities other parents/caregivers have found helpful to connect with their children. You are not alone!
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Children’s Storybooks About Suicide
Talking to a child about suicide can be difficult. If you are looking for children’s books to assist with opening the conversation, the books listed below may be helpful.
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Article—Coping with a Parent’s Suicide
How to help the children who are left behind.
Mae’s Way Foundation Children’s Books
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Mae the Courageous Caterpillar Children’s Book
An interactive storybook inviting children who have suffered a loss or are going through a difficult time to join Mae on an adventure as she shares the story of a time she underwent a difficult change while facing loss, yet managed to experience happiness on the other side.
100% of the proceeds from each purchase go to Mae’s Way Foundation.
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Mae the Courageous Caterpillar WorkbookMae the Courageous Caterpillar Workbook
Whether you are a parent, caregiver, therapist, teacher or just a supportive adult, this book is a tool designed to help kids cope with grief. In partnership with the book, Mae the Courageous Caterpillar, this companion workbook offers space for kids to write about, talk about, and/or create about their feelings.
100% of the proceeds from each purchase go to Mae’s Way Foundation.
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Mae the Courageous Caterpillar Journal
A supplemental journal created with the intention to be used alongside the book, Mae the Courageous Caterpillar, to further assist children who have experienced loss or are going through a difficult time tap into and/or give voice to the emotions they may be experiencing but are not able to verbalize.
100% of the proceeds from each purchase go to Mae’s Way Foundation.