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