Product Description

Advice for parents and professionals. Covers death, divorce, illness, and other challenges.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #49502 in Books
• Published on: 1994-03
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 232 pages

Publishers Weekly
This is a book of warmth and wisdom, a resource for all caregivers to children in time of sorrow.

Bloomsbury Review
A valuable tool for both family members and helping professionals. Here is a compassionate, practical book for any adult who wants to help a child recover from the stages of denial and mourning that can follow the loss of a loved one.

From the Back Cover
A death, a divorce, a loved ones illness, or even a family move is the occasion of grief and despair for a child, and the pain can last for years. Here is compassionate, step-by-step guidance for any concerned adult who wants to help a child talk about, cope with, and recover from a loss. In this revised edition of a best-selling work, Claudia Jewett Jarratt offers warm advice, specific techniques, and innovative ideas for helping children overcome the sadness, anger, and anxiety they feel during a difficult time. This is a book for parents and teachers, family and friends, counselors and other professionals-for anyone who cares about children and their well-being. Claudia Jewett Jarratt once again combines sound theory with practical advice. Previous readers, as well as new ones, will find this edition packed with useful ideas for caregivers and helpers alike. -Vera I. Fahlberg, M.D., Author of A Childs Journey Through Placement

Customer Reviews

Truly excellent book I keep handy
I bought this book initially because I was adopting foster children and I wanted to help them with their loss issues. But then as I read it, I realized it applies to helping any child who has to face significant losses. I wish my brother had this book when he got divorced, maybe he could have understood and helped his children when their schoolwork plummetted and they became depressed. It helps you understand about childhood grief and how to aid the child in coping with it. I have referred to it many times and bought copies for my friends, too.

A Classic
This book is often recommended for people adopting older children. However, it is a beautifully written book, and easy to read. It has information on how to help children with all sorts of changes, permanent (like a death), and temporary, like a parent going overseas for the military. The book helps adults understand what is going on for the child, and how to help them better with their sadness, anager and aggression.