Talking with Children About Loss: Words, Strategies, and Wisdom to Help Children Cope with Death, Divorce, and Other Difficult Times

by Maria Trozzi

Through captivating stories and thoughtful analysis, Maria Trozzi explains how to handle the difficult job of talking with children and adolescents about loss, with discussions about: * How children perceive and interpret events such as death, disability, and divorce * Guiding children through the four tasks of mourning * Helping children face funerals, wakes, and memorial services * Children's fears and fantasies: how they express them, and how to address them * Age-appropriate responses to children's questions and concerns * Talking to children about long-term illness, suicide, family or community tragedy, and other special situations * What to do when children won't talk about loss, and when to seek professional help"The wisdom, authenticity, and sheer presence of the author are evident from page one until the end of the beautifully written book. Terms like 'ground-breaking' and 'innovative' have been triviliazed by overuse. In this case they are deserved." --Stan Turecki, M.D., author of The Difficult Child

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction

336 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1999

Reviews

[Richard Felix · Rating 4 out of 5]

This isn’t a a book to rush out n get unlike other uplifting inspiring captivating eye 👁 catching must read books out there, it’s not a preferred book or topic to read 📖. Gave it a chance even tho it’s a Heavy breathing look down upon topic nobody wants to talk about, this book gave me a NEW perspective on Death Divorce and Loss which all include a grieving process,

the author mentions in her book “ all humans feel ISOLATED or ALONE because GRIEF is idiosyncratic meaning every PERSON(kids and adults ) has his or her own style of grieving” ...blows my mind and makes sense on that not one single person grieves the same or isn’t aware they need to grieve.

Author also mentions in her book “ people in Western society are taught to Deny DEATH and taught that it means nothing but ANNIHILATION and LOSS, we Close our MINDS and HEARTS to the NATURAL BIRTH To DEATH life cycle” which completely agree we as Humans living In this earth have been conditioned to believe to live in fear of future Death instead to study n understand the meaning of Death for what it is. This wasn’t a easy read for everything the author brings her knowledge and wisdom with real practical advice on how to communicate with children as parents with either any DEATH DIVORCE LOSS, this book 📖 offers the goods with a difficult painful long lasting crisis that children have to live with and to be grateful for having both parents that are were Alive during my upbringing childhood

[Shae Wall-Denzler · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked that the author recognized that there are different types of loss and shared stories of children with different experiences. These are difficult conversations to have, but I felt the author did a good job explaining different viewpoints.