children and death

Explores the feelings and issues that may arise after the death of a loved one and the importance of confronting such issues.

A collection of articles describing personal accounts of experienced educators and the ways they have creatively discussed death and dying with their students.

Presents opinions and experiences of young people concerning death, aging, prolonging life by extraordinary means, suicide, burial, cremation, explaining death to children, and what happens when one dies.

Bill is scared when his dog Sunny gets sick, but after her death a new puppy helps him stop grieving.

A child recounts his special relationships with his grandfather and the difficulty of coping with his death from cancer.

Provides suggestions for dealing with a child's emotional responses to death and helping a child adjust to a new life.

Discusses how to explain the facts of death to children from two-year-olds to teenagers.

A guide to coping with the stresses and emotions arising after the death of a parent.

Contains case studies that provide a variety of perspectives on how different children dealt with their feelings about the death of a friend or loved on, and includes checklists of what to do or where to go for help, and resources for more information.

Three children, ages eight (twins) and four, describe how their lives changed when their father died suddenly two years earlier and offer practical advice for overcoming loss and moving on with life.