A Child's View of Grief

by Alan D. Wolfelt and Ph.D. Wolfelt, Alan D.

Book Overview

This concise resource for parents of grieving kids explores several key principles for helping children cope with grief and offers ways to create an emotional environment filled with love and acceptance. It answers common questions such as "What should I say to children when someone they love dies?" and "Should young children attend funerals?" This guide also identifies and explains typical behaviors, thoughts, and feelings of grieving kids and offers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1879651432
• ISBN13: 9781879651432
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Companion Press (CO)
• Length: 52 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"

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A practical guide for adults who wish to assist bereaved children. Perhaps no greater helping opportunity exists than helping a child whose life has been touched by the death of someone loved. Without a doubt, communicating with children about death is one of the most challenging experiences adults ever face. It is also one of the most important. This book explores a variety of important topics related to death. It presents 15 teaching principles titled What bereaved children want adults to know about grief. there is a special section on adolescent mourning.