| A Child's View of Grief Revised Edition Contributor(s): Wolfelt, Alan D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1879651432 ISBN-13: 9781879651432 Publisher: Companion Press (CO) OUR PRICE: $6.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2004 Annotation: Parents, teachers, and other adults can learn through this concise and caring guide to how children and adolescents grieve after someone they love dies. Exploring the six reconciliation needs of mourning, this helpful resource recognizes that grieving children are especially deserving of an emotional environment of love and acceptance. Including a historical perspective on children and death, this handbook helps adults recognize the importance of empathy toward a grieving child, and provides guidelines for involving children in funeral services. These suggestions can help anyone who wants to help young people better cope with grief so that they can go on to become emotionally healthy adults themselves. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Death, Grief, Bereavement - Family & Relationships | Parenting - General - Education | Counseling - General |
| Dewey: 155.937 |
| Physical Information: 0.17" H x 5.52" W x 8.48" (0.21 lbs) 52 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 adults tips for responding to them. |