"A direct, yet sensitive guide for helping in the recovery and healing of children, from the very youngest of age up to teenagers and beyond.
Most children experience a certain level of order and happiness in their lives. Suddenly, when a child experiences profound loss or an unexpected death, their world is no longer ""normal"", and that stability is replaced with grief, confusion, and anxiety.
In Helping Children Grieve, Ruth P. Arent extends a bold yet gentle hand to hold during this most painful of life's experiences. Her practical and insightful exercises and stories - accompanied with her optimism and empathy - will help parents and caregivers nurture and assist the bereaved child.
With the right amount of patience and perspective, this book will help return the child to a renewed level of trust, spontaneity and hope for a future of wellness."
By:
Ruth Arent MSW
Imprint: Champion Press, Ltd
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 140mm,
Spine: 43mm
Weight: 88g
ISBN: 9781891400742
ISBN 10: 1891400746
Pages: 60
Publication Date: 01 July 2005
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction Chpater One: Back to basics -Caring ways for a caregiver to provide help Chapter Two: Special considerations for children by age -The Baby: Birth to tow years -Children ages tow to six -Children ages seven or eight to ten -The preadolescent and adolescent Chapter Three: Schedule parent-child sharing time -How to introduce scheduled sharing times -A plan for sharing times -Encouragements -Does your child need professional help? Chapter Four: Life isn't always fair Multiple layered traumas -Ways to approach, console and comfort a child -Acknowledging another loss -Reaching out to older children -Deaths from domestic violence -Therapy for survivors of a domestic homicide -Suicide -Signals of suicide Chapter Five: Grief by proxy and terrorism Chapter Six: What to believe: Sorting out spirituality and faith in the work of healing Chapter Seven: Resiliency, strengths and wellness -Strengths and wellness