Parenting a Grieving Child: Helping Children Find Faith, Hope and Healing after the Loss of a Loved One

by Mary DeTurris Poust

Teaching children how to deal with death can be a difficult process, but it can be made easier by following certain guidelines. In Parenting a Grieving Child , author Mary DeTurris Poust offers practical advice for parents helping children through the grieving process, whether it's the loss of a parent, the death of a sibling, even the death of a pet. Stories from real parents enhance the information and offer hope for healing.     Written from a faith perspective, the book emphasizes the role of religion in grieving and healing. Parents also learn how to deal with their children's emotions and help them face the reality and finality of death and begin healing.

240 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2002

Reviews

[Stacey Bookerworm · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thank you to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this practical guide to helping a child with their grief. As a bereavement counsellor I found this to be a useful and informative guide for aiding a child with their grief and loss.
This step by step guide outlines information on grief in a format that would be useful for both parents and professionals working with children.
She begins by explaining that in a world where most of us are willing to share a host of personal things we are still, as a society, reluctant to discuss death and our feelings surrounding it.
The first chapter begins by encouraging the reader to think about his or her own experiences of and views on grief. The book then goes on to provide useful guides on how to talk to children about grief, ‘normal’ reactions to death and sections on school shooting and also social media.
Personally I found the religious aspects throughout the book a bit off-putting but regardless of your faith the activities within the book are useful.