children and death

A workbook designed to help children cope with grief and loss that provides forty activities that will teach children how to express their feelings in a positive way and overcome the death of a loved one. Includes a CD with printable activities.

Uses letters, stories, and informational text to provide advice for children on how to cope with the death of a loved one.

"This exploration of grief and mourning recognizes the anger and confusion that a child feels around death while offering possibilities for celebrating life and love"--Provided by publisher.

After a water bug suddenly leaves her pond and is transformed into a dragonfly, her friends' questions about such departures are like those children ask when someone dies.

"Tells the true story of the day Alex's daddy died and how his mother helped him to understand what happened"--Back cover.

Introduces concepts of death, dying, and grief to young children in a gentle way.

Helps the reader explore the difficult issues of death and dying. Psychological, sociological, philosophical, and literary selections relate theory to personal and enduring human concerns, discussing topics such as anxiety about death, Western attitudes toward a dying person, and children's views of death.

Author explains how children and adolescents grieve after someone loved dies.