The death of a loved one is a life-changing, deeply impactful event for any child and one which can continue to present new challenges in days, weeks, months or even years following the bereavement. One frequent problem faced by grieving children and young people is trouble sleeping. Sleep plays a …
The death of a parent is a hugely impactful event for any child, and something which can affect them in a wide variety of ways. For some children, their grief can lead to behavioural challenges at home, school, or both. These changes in behaviour can be even more pronounced for a bereaved military …
Last year, Lance Corporal Mark Harding, a paralysed war veteran, completed a walk of almost 1000 miles from John O’Groats to Land’s End on crutches – all to raise funds for bereaved military children’s charity, Scotty’s Little Soldiers. In 2010, while serving in Afghanistan, Mark was shot through …
Sgt Antony Reynolds was a devoted father and experienced soldier in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, where he served as a helicopter technician for over two decades. During this time, he completed operational tours of Kosovo, Bosnia and multiple tours of Northern Ireland and …
This Remembrance weekend, 46 members of Scotty’s Little Soldiers, the charity for bereaved British Armed Forces children and young people, met in London to march with pride in memory of their military parents. They wore their distinctive black and yellow Scotty’s scarves as they took part in the …
18-year-old Joshua Kirkham’s dad, LCpl Christopher Bradshaw, died in a road accident when Josh was just six years old. He has been supported by Scotty’s Little Soldiers, the charity for bereaved military children and young people, since 2014. Through Scotty’s Super Grant – a one-off, £1000 grant …
