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Parent's Guide to Raising Grieving Children
Silverman, Phyllis Rolfe; Kelly, Madelyn
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Description for Parent's Guide to Raising Grieving Children
paperback. When children lose someone they love, life is never the same. In this sympathetic book, the authors advocate an open, honest approach, suggesting that our instinctive desire to "protect" children from the reality of death may be more harmful than helpful. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: VFJX; VFXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 438.
When children lose someone they love, they lose part of their very identity. Life, as they knew it, will never be quite the same. The world that once felt dependable and safe may suddenly seem a frightening, uncertain place, where nobody understands what they're feeling. In this deeply sympathetic book, Phyllis R. Silverman and Madelyn Kelly offer wise guidance on virtually every aspect of childhood loss, from living with someone who's dying to preparing the funeral; from explaining death to a two year old to managing the moods of a grieving teenager; from dealing with people who ... Read more
When children lose someone they love, they lose part of their very identity. Life, as they knew it, will never be quite the same. The world that once felt dependable and safe may suddenly seem a frightening, uncertain place, where nobody understands what they're feeling. In this deeply sympathetic book, Phyllis R. Silverman and Madelyn Kelly offer wise guidance on virtually every aspect of childhood loss, from living with someone who's dying to preparing the funeral; from explaining death to a two year old to managing the moods of a grieving teenager; from dealing with people who ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195328844
SKU
V9780195328844
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Ref
99-1
About Silverman, Phyllis Rolfe; Kelly, Madelyn
Phyllis R. Silverman has received many awards for her work and is recognized internationally as a leader in the field of bereavement. The co-principal investigator of the pioneering Harvard Child Bereavement Study, her books include Widow to Widow: How the Bereaved Help Each Other and Never Too Young to Know: Death in Children's Lives. Madelyn Kelly is a writer ... Read more
Reviews for Parent's Guide to Raising Grieving Children
As a clinician and educator, I find this book to be invaluable as a resource for grieving parents, caregivers, and clinicians working with bereaved families. . . The authors do not overwhelm the reader with statistics or clinical language. Instead, they write in a narrative style, allowing parents to take what they need from the book and make their own ... Read more