A Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Counsellors

Parents and teachers 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.

By: Alan D Wolfelt
Published By: Companion Press
Year: 2004