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The Grieving Child
Making a Child's World Whole Again
Explaining death to a child is one of the most difficult tasks a parent or other relative can face. The Grieving Child offers practical, compassionate advice for helping a child cope with the death of a parent or other loved one. Parents of children from preschool age to the teen years will find much-needed guidance,
• Helping a child visit the seriously ill or dying
• Using language appropriate to a child's age level
• Selecting useful books about death
• Handling especially difficult situations, including murder and suicide
• Deciding whether a child should attend a funeral
With a new chapter devoted to the special issues of the bereaved toddler, The Grieving Child provides invaluable suggestions for dealing with a child's emotional responses (including anger, guilt, and depression) and helping a child adjust to a new life.
Explaining death to a child is one of the most difficult tasks a parent or other relative can face. The Grieving Child offers practical, compassionate advice for helping a child cope with the death of a parent or other loved one. Parents of children from preschool age to the teen years will find much-needed guidance,
• Helping a child visit the seriously ill or dying
• Using language appropriate to a child's age level
• Selecting useful books about death
• Handling especially difficult situations, including murder and suicide
• Deciding whether a child should attend a funeral
With a new chapter devoted to the special issues of the bereaved toddler, The Grieving Child provides invaluable suggestions for dealing with a child's emotional responses (including anger, guilt, and depression) and helping a child adjust to a new life.
224 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 1992
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March 28, 2021
“Simplicity and honesty are your best tools.”
“Look for opportunities to heal past wounds.”
“ Out of the devastation of a forest fire new growth soon appears, and the cycle of nature resumes. Out of the agony and desolation of a loved one’s death you and your child can also find new life and hope.”
The Grieving Child: A Parent’s Guide by Helen Fitzgerald was a helpful parental guide to helping grieving children cope with the devastation of death. My two eldest children, niece and nephew both witnessed my father passing so educating myself was imperative. This book was straight forward and gave practical techniques which enabled many conversations as a grieving daughter to my very grieving children.
I would recommend this as a helpful guide to parents.
“Look for opportunities to heal past wounds.”
“ Out of the devastation of a forest fire new growth soon appears, and the cycle of nature resumes. Out of the agony and desolation of a loved one’s death you and your child can also find new life and hope.”
The Grieving Child: A Parent’s Guide by Helen Fitzgerald was a helpful parental guide to helping grieving children cope with the devastation of death. My two eldest children, niece and nephew both witnessed my father passing so educating myself was imperative. This book was straight forward and gave practical techniques which enabled many conversations as a grieving daughter to my very grieving children.
I would recommend this as a helpful guide to parents.
June 18, 2019
Very helpful for me and I gained a lot of useful information.
January 19, 2010
This is one of the best books on grief and dying that I have read. They had many ideas of ways for the children to communicate their feelings and ways to share how they are doing without words.
March 8, 2011
Thought it would have been more helpful with suggestions on children that are not dealing with their grief.
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