This book is meant to be like a friend accompanying a child or young adult on their journey of grief after losing a sibling or parent to cancer. This book was created with input from lots of young people who have shared similar experiences. And while it can't give you all the answers you may be loo…
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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, they explain how people need to slow down, turn inward, embrace their feelings o…
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Explaining death to a child is one of the most difficult tasks a parent or other relative can face. The Grieving Child offers practical, compassionate advice for helping a child cope with the death of a parent or other loved one. Parents of children from preschool age to the teen years will find mu…
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The heartache of miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death affects thousands of U.S. families every year. Empty Cradle, Broken Heart, Third Edition offers reassurance to parents who struggle with anger, guilt, and despair during and after such a tragedy. In this new and updated edition, Deborah Davi…
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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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Life and death are explained in a sensitive, caring way using examples from nature and lovely illustrations.
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Describes the many emotions involved in dealing with the death of a loved one and discusses how to work through such a situation.
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We don?t only experience grief after a loss?we often experience it before. If someone we love is seriously ill, or if we?re concerned about upcoming hardships of any kind, we naturally begin to grieve right now. This process of anticipatory grief is normal, but it can also be confusing and painful.…
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This book is based on a decade of working with dying children and was written to help parents and families cope with the terminal illness or sudden death of a child. It speaks directly to the fears, doubts, anger, confusion, and anguish that parents and families are faced with.
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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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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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This book deals with childhood guilt in a positive way. It looks at feelings when there is a family fight, a divorce, illness, injury or death. The book gives kids support and understanding during a crisis and helps them understand that thoughts do not make bad things happen.
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I Have a Question about Death uses straightforward text and images to walk children through what it means when someone dies, as well as ways they might want to react or to think about the person. Using clear illustrations throughout and with information for parents and guardians, this book is essen…
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