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Adults Helping Children & Teenagers Through Grief

Emswiler, Mary Ann & Jim Guiding Your Child Through Grief Guides parents through the experience of helping children while dealing with uncertain and helpless feelings. Deals with many grief and loss issues, including; complicated mourning, step parenting and several types of death related situations.

Donner, Chris Confronting the Cow Author shares his experience how he and his children dealt with their grief after his wife died from breast cancer.

Fitzgerald, Helen The Grieving Child Easy to read, separated into bold heading paragraph style. For parents, teachers and professionals helping children grieve.

Fitzgerald, Helen The Grieving Teen Discusses the specific issues of a grieving teen. Written for teens, but insightful for adults.

Grollman, Earl Straight Talk About Death for Teenager: How to Cope with Losing Someone You Love Practical advice for helping teens.

Kroen, William Helping Children Cope with the Loss of a Loved One: A Guide for Grownups. Explains children's perceptions and reactions- grief and loss. Specific strategies for infants-teenagers.

Harris, Maxine The Loss That Is Forever The Lifelong Impact of the Early Death of a Mother or Father. A comprehensive book that describes the impact of childhood loss through stories, and events.

Johnson & Roberts Thank-you for Coming to Say Good-bye Sensitive and helpful information on what to do before, during and after remembrance services.

Rando, Therese Grieving: How To Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies. Discusses almost every facet of loss. Includes types of loss and coping skills for continuing your life after a loss.

Stickney, Doris Waterbugs and Dragonflies: Explaining Death to Young Children Conveys a religious based message that, "God has a plan for all creatures, more wonderful that we could ever imagine".

Trozzi, Maria Talking with Children About Loss: Words, Strategies and Wisdom to Help Information about several types of loss separated into its own.

Wolfelt, Alan Helping Children Cope with Grief Practical suggestions about emotional, physical and behavioral responses of children's grief.

Worden, J. William Children and Grief- When a Parent Dies Identifies risk factors, interventions and resources.

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