bereavement in children

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.

"Discusses the variety of forms that grief can take. It reminds readers that everybody has different responses to the death of a loved one and that those responses themselves change over time. Also discussed is the impact that the loss of a family member can have on the family members who remain."--Provided by publisher.

Offers advice to caregivers on how to help children cope with their feelings of grief after the loss of someone or something dear.

Aims to help children understand death and grief, and offers them opportunities to express their feelings through drawing and writing.

Draws on the Hospice Foundation's teleconference to explore the unique challenges children face when mourning the loss of loved ones, offering caregivers and parents advice on how they can help their children cope with grief and loss.

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