25 Things to Do When Grandpa Passes Away, Mom and Dad Get Divorced, or the Dog Dies: Activities to Help Children Heal After a Loss or Change

Laurie Kanyer

ISBN 10: 1884734537 / ISBN 13: 9781884734533

Edité par Parenting Press,U.S., 2004

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Children experience all sorts of grief and loss -- a death in the family, a divorce, an unexpected move, the loss of a pet. They need ways to acknowledge these losses and they need to be able to express their grief in physical ways. Some children need the activities we consider traditional: they conduct ceremonies or write letters to the people they have lost. Other children, overflowing with the anger that is a natural part of grief, need to pound, punch, run and jump. Still others want to express their grief through art. Written by Laurie Kanyers, M.A., whose research and clinical experience has focused on how children cope when they must deal with change, loss and death, 25 Things to Do. explains the grieving process. It provides dozens of activities that help bereaved children. Kanyer explains the value of each activity so that parents and caregivers can select appropriate projects based on the child's age, kind of loss and stage in the grieving process. She also discusses how learning about grief prepares children for new relationships and to accept losses later in life.

N° de réf. du vendeur CIN1884734537G

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: 25 Things to Do When Grandpa Passes Away, Mom and Dad Get Divorced, or the Dog Dies: Activities to Help Children Heal After a Loss or Change
• Éditeur: Parenting Press,U.S.
• Date de parution: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1884734537
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781884734533
• Reliure: Paperback
• Illustrateur: Williams, Jenny
• État de l'article: Good

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Synopsis

Two basic facts serve as the foundation for this vital resource: children grieve many different losses, not just life-changing ones like death and divorce, and they need a variety of ways to express their grief. This informative book combines a description of the grieving process with directions for activities--from the traditional, such as ceremonies or letter writing, to those that allow kids to physically act out their grief--that help bereaved children. Trained counselor Laurie Kanyer explains the value of each activity so that parents and caregivers can select appropriate projects based on the child's age, loss, and stage in the grieving process. She also discusses how learning about grief prepares children for new relationships to accept losses later in life.

À propos de l'auteur

Laurie Kanyer, MA, is a certified family life educator and the author of Braided Memories and The Journey of Becoming a Mother. She lives in Yakima, Washington. Jenny Williams is a former commercial artist, working on advertisements, fashion, magazines, and book jackets. She is the illustrator of Is This a Phase?