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A compassionate resource for friends, parents, relatives, teachers, volunteers, and caregivers, this series offers suggestions to help the grieving cope with the loss of a loved one. Often people do not know what to say?or what not to say?to someone they know who is mourning; this series teaches th…
A compassionate resource for friends, parents, relatives, teachers, volunteers, and caregivers, this series offers suggestions to help the grieving cope with the loss of a loved one. Often people do not know what to say?or what not to say?to someone they know who is mourning; this series teaches th…
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This book presents ideas to help teens recognize mourning as a natural process of loss, reassures them not be afraid of deep emotions, and shows them how to release grief in healthy, positive ways.
This book presents ideas to help teens recognize mourning as a natural process of loss, reassures them not be afraid of deep emotions, and shows them how to release grief in healthy, positive ways.
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Presenting simple yet highly effective methods for coping and healing, this book provides answers and relief to parents trying to deal with the loss of a child. It offers 100 practical, action-oriented tips for embracing grief, such as writing a letter to the child who has died; spending time with …
With sensitivity and insight, this series offers suggestions for healing activities that can help survivors learn to express their grief and mourn naturally. Acknowledging that death is a painful, ongoing part of life, they explain how people need to slow down, turn inward, embrace their feelings o…
With sensitivity and insight, this series offers suggestions for healing activities that can help survivors learn to express their grief and mourn naturally. Acknowledging that death is a painful, ongoing part of life, they explain how people need to slow down, turn inward, embrace their feelings o…
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With sensitivity and insight, this series offers suggestions for healing activities that can help survivors learn to express their grief and mourn naturally. Acknowledging that death is a painful, ongoing part of life, it explains how people need to slow down, turn inward, embrace their feelings of…
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Written for teenagers, this book covers the entire range of situations in which youth may find themselves grieving a death, whether the cause was old age, terminal illness, school violence, or suicide. The author helps youth address the gamut of strong and difficult emotions they will experience an…
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This book is a collection of comforting, down-to-earth thoughts and meditations, including the authentic voices of survivors, for anyone grieving the loss of a loved one.
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This book will help families who have experienced the loss of a child to know what they are facing, understand what they are feeling, and appreciate their own needs and timetables.
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Every year, some two million parents in the US suffer the death of a son or daughter. The unnatural sequence of the child's preceding the parent in death creates a wrenching loss and overwhelming emotional and spiritual disorientation. Most of these bereaved parents find relief from their isolation…
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A modern-day fable, told in a richly illustrated children's book format, about a woman who has suffered a terrible loss.
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Encourages young readers to explore the "long, winding tunnel" of the grieving process and to keep going in the face of terrible loss and sadness.
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Discusses the process of grief for all members of a family. Includes poems and proverbs from numerous cultures.
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A journal for teens to make them understand that their feelings of loss are normal. It is intended for teens to write in it to be able to explore their feelings and get them out.
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Information on how men and women grieve differently and how to strengthen the relationship after the loss of a baby.
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Thoroughly revised and updated with the latest research and methodologies, the fourth edition of the classic guide written specifically for parents, friends, and caregivers of individuals with eating disorders.; For more than thirty years, this classic guide has been an essential resource for the ?…
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A book that contains ideas which can help a grieving mother to heal in a loving, healthy way. It discusses the stages of grief, how to cope, nurturing oneself, and nutrition.
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This is a comprehensive resource for parents, teachers, counselors, health-care professionals, clergy and others concerned about the children in their lives. Suggests ways of explaining death to children and teens from a number of perspectives eg. philosophical, cultural and religious.
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It offers children of all ages a comforting, realistic look at loss-loaded with positive, life-affirming helps for coping with loss as a child. It's a book that promotes honest and healthy grief-and growth. This book is illustrated in the "Elf-help" style of artist R.W. Alley
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This manual offers practical approaches to families struggling to help their children solve the many puzzles of daily living. The strategies and selected examples and vignettes provide parents with a foundation for building more precise and effective teaching methods.
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This book uses Family-Based Treatment based on the Maudsley approach to recommend a feeding strategy to parents of anorexic teenagers. It offers practical ideas as well as a large range of recipes.
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First-person accounts of teenagers who overcame major life obstacles with insight, independence, relationships, initiative, creativity, humor, and morality. This inspiring book uses teens' stories to discuss "asking tough questions", "being your own person", connecting with people and "doing the r…
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This book examines child and adolescent grief in a variety of situations. Parental loss, sibling loss, and loss of a friend are each addressed in their own chapters. Other chapters examine play therapy, protocols for schools, use of the Internet as a coping tool, and the recommendations for reading…
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A picture book which explores the difficult issue of death for young children. Children's feelings and questions about this sensitive subject are looked at in a simple but realistic way. This book helps them understand their loss and to come to terms with their feelings. It promotes interaction be…
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This fully updated second edition of Grief in Children explains children's understanding of death at different ages and provides information on how the adults around them can best help them cope.; Whether a child experiences the death or loss of a friend, family member, classmate or teacher, it is …
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Join Hopkins, Alex, and Leah as they learn everyday signs such as friends, emotions, fruits, vegetables, opposites, and many more. Songs include Can you feel it?, Toy box, Show me a sign, and That tastes good.
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Terrible things happen to children. Traumatic events in the lives of their families, their friends or in the world leave children feeling confused, insecure and frightened. Some things happen in nature like floods and earthquakes. People, also cause violence and trauma. This book is designed to hel…
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Today's media-saturated teenagers are bombarded with mixed messages that distort their self-image and lead many to overeat and others to starve themselves. When "I feel fat" becomes a teen's common refrain, how can worried parents respond constructively? With this book, Dr. Dianne Neumark-Sztainer …
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In a school assignment, seven-year-old Moses, who has spina bifida and uses a wheelchair, reflects that his neighbor's disabled iguana resembles him because they both have figured out how to get where they want to be in different ways than those around them.
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A collection of writing from a dozen parents and those dually diagnosed with developmental and mental health problems. Covers autism, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), as well as developmental disabilities.
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Begins with what the child will see at the funeral home. Talks about the casket, what death is, and what the body will look like. Includes information about cremation and what the cemetery is like. "Later a monument or stone or plaque may be placed at the grave. It will tell the person's name and d…
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Written specifically for youth, this manual explains the nature and basis for anxiety, the different types of anxiety, and includes information on medication. It also includes specific coping strategies for youth. This is part of the TWD Series.
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This book explains burial and cremation to children. Begins with the funeral or memorial service, talks about what death is and the different ways people care for their loved ones bodies. Talks about how the funeral director takes care of dead bodies, the burial and cremation. Gentle and honest exp…
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Covering all stages in a child's life, from toddlers to teenagers and their postsecondary years, this book offers practical advice to parents that will help their children develop into capable, independent adults. This resource examines a parent's influence over a child's playtime, temperament, fr…
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Nourishing recipes for cancer patients, who often experience culinary ups and downs because of sudden dietary restrictions and poor appetite due to damaged taste buds from harsh treatments. Revised and updated with 10 new recipes, this second edition provides caretakers with a tangible way to nurtu…
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The author invites readers into his life of living with FASD through stories of laughter, joy and pain. Then with the help of other young adults with FASD he shares ideas to encourage a full and happy adulthood
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Written by a yoga instructor and former chronic pain sufferer, this resource contains gentle postures and practical strategies for ending pain. Also includes: deep relaxation practices drawn from yogic tradition and psychological techniques for helping the reader dissolve pain.; Table of Contents:;…
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Explains how girls can achieve total fitness by focusing on three broad areas: developing a positive self-image, choosing nutritious foods, and exercising regularly.
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Divided into three parts, this program demonstrates how to present yourself in the first few minutes of meeting someone, and why your attitude is so important. Part 1 discusses how to properly meet office staff, particularly when applying for a new job. Parts 2 and 3 build on the information pre…
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Divided into two parts, this program demonstrates how to create a wardrobe for yourself, and why your personal appearance is so important. Included is information on items to choose in creating a basic wardrobe for men and for women, considerations in choosing clothing - their fit, condition, appro…
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This Tool Kit was prepared as a "user-friendly" resource to help front line workers working with children, youth, adults and families affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD or FAS).
This "how-to" book was designed to assist Teacher, Speech-Language Pathologists and parents in devising solutions to the communication and self-management challenges common to students who experience autism and other moderate to severe communication disorders.
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This down-to-earth guide provides parents with an approach for maintaining a candid, open, mutually respectful dialogue with their teens. They cover how to: listen and respond helpfully to your teenager's concerns; express your irritation or anger without being hurtful; take action without punishin…
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A book that describes the author's journey through sorrow after experiencing thre miscarriages and the death of an infant son. It is a devotional collection to help others grieve and invities to presents hurts before God and to recieve over time the healing that He alone can provide.
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This program demonstrates how to care for a man's personal hygiene. The video begins by outlining why personal hygiene is important, and the consequences for poor personal hygiene in a humorous manner. Basic facts, concepts and skills relevant to the practice of good basic hygiene and cleanliness …
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Divided into two parts, this program demonstrates how to groom yourself if you are female, and why proper grooming is so important. Part 1 discusses what grooming means, and why, both socially and for the sake of good personal hygiene, grooming should be a part of your everyday routine. Part 2 in…
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Divided into two parts, this program demonstrates how to groom yourself if you are male, and why proper grooming is so important. Part 1 discusses what grooming means, and why, both socially and for the sake of good personal hygiene, grooming should be a part of your everyday routine. Part 2 incl…
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This program demonstrates how to care for a woman's personal hygiene. The video begins by outlining why personal hygiene is important, and the consequences for poor personal hygiene in a humorous manner. Basic facts, concepts and skills relevant to the practice of good basic hygiene and cleanlines…
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