How children grieve What adults miss, and what they can do to help
Book - 2024
A necessary and impactful guide to understanding children's grief from the inside and to guiding children through loss, from the death of a parent and other family members, to the loss of friends, pets, and even the family home. Dr. Masur, an award-winning clinical psychologist specializing in grief and mourning, describes how to understand, help, and guide children at each age and stage of development and uses her own childhood experience with loss through empathetic yet clinically informed advice.
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- Published
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New York, NY :
Alcove Press
2024.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- First edition
- Physical Description
- xiv, 284 pages ; 22 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9781639106721
- Preface
- Introduction: What Adults Miss
- Part 1. Loss and Grief from Infancy to Adolescence
- Chapter 1. What Are Grief and Mourning, and How Do They Affect Children?
- Chapter 2. Grief at Different Ages and Stages
- Chapter 3. The Loss of a Loved One
- The Loss of a Parent
- The Loss of a Sibling
- The Loss of a Grandparent
- The Loss of a Friend or Pet
- Chapter 4. Different Manners of Loss
- Loss Due to Divorce
- Loss Due to Illness
- Loss Due to Violence
- Loss Due to War
- Loss Due to Suicide
- Chapter 5. Ambiguous Loss
- Part 2. Helping the Grieving Child
- Chapter 6. Understanding Your Own Grief
- Chapter 7. How to Help a Grieving Child
- Chapter 8. How to Help Children with Specific Types of Loss
- Chapter 9. Professional Treatment Options
- Chapter 10. Monitoring the Mourning Process
- Chapter 11. Long-Term Support
- Conclusion
- Resources: Books, Podcasts, Websites, and More
- How to Help Grieving Children Checklist
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index