Keys: To Helping Children Deal With Death and Grief

Keys: To Helping Children Deal With Death and Grief

Revised 2022. An outstanding book, 172 pages, to help parents explain the idea of death in ways that are understandable to children. Already one of our best sellers, it includes sections on the process of grief and ways to help children cope with loss. Whether you have recently experienced the death of someone close or want to prepare children around you, Joy's book provides information in a non-threatening, conversational format. Reading the stories of real children and the questions they ask, helps to make death a part of living. --Kelsey Novacek, Centering Corp. JOY JOHNSON; an experienced bereavement specialist tells caregivers how to explain the concept of death in ways that will be understandable to children. She helps caregivers anticipate children's responses and needs, shows how to cope with funeral rites in meaningful ways, and points out the importance of incorporating the loss into a positive sense of personal memories.