Synopses & Reviews
Parents, teachers, and other adults can learn through this concise and caring guide to how children and adolescents grieve after someone they love dies. Exploring the six reconciliation needs of mourning, this helpful resource recognizes that grieving children are especially deserving of an emotional environment of love and acceptance. Including a historical perspective on children and death, this handbook helps adults recognize the importance of empathy toward a grieving child, and provides guidelines for involving children in funeral services. These suggestions can help anyone who wants to help young people better cope with grief so that they can go on to become emotionally healthy adults themselves.
Synopsis
An excellent resource for parents of grieving kids.
About the Author
Alan D. Wolfelt, PhD, serves as the director of the Center for Loss and Life Transition. He writes the "Children and Grief" column for
Bereavement Magazine and has appeared on
The Oprah Winfrey Show,
Larry King Live, and
Today. He is the author of
Healing a Teen's Grieving Heart,
Healing Your Grieving Heart, and
Understanding Your Grief. He lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.