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How Do We Tell the Children?|Dan Schaefer

How Do We Tell the Children? : A Step-By-Step Guide for Helping Children and Teens Cope When Someone Dies

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Many children's lives are touched by a serious illness within their families, and some will be faced with the loss of a parent or grandparent, or the death of a sibling or beloved pet. How can adults help young people cope with these losses? How do they explain and console in language that a child can understand?

Dr. Daniel Schaefer, working with child psychologists and trauma experts, and drawing on more than three decades of experience with families in crisis, has written a practical guide for anyone who works or lives with children--parents, caregivers, counselors, or teachers--to respond to their inevitable questions about loss and change, life and death. He provides strategies to assist children with grief and trauma and offers time-tested advice and language that children can understand.

How Do We Tell the Children?

Now in its fourth edition, this classic guide includes new material on:

  • dealing with the traumatic stress of a large-scale catastrophe
  • handling the repercussions of school violence
  • helping grandparents manage as caregivers
  • advising employers about how to support employees going through a family loss.

The book also features an expanded quick-reference Crisis Section with conversation scripts and up-to-date resources, including websites, publications, and support groups.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781557049117
  • ISBN-10: 1557049114
  • Publisher: William Morrow & Company
  • Publish Date: June 2010
  • Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.5 pounds
  • Page Count: 224

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