My Friend Died and I Feel Sad: Helping Your Child Cope With the Death of a Young Friend

My Friend Died and I Feel Sad: Helping Your Child Cope With the Death of a Young Friend

Coping with death at any time is hard. Coping with the death of a child is even harder. Adults have a difficult time understanding and navigating through this. How much harder is it for our kids. When my grandson died suddenly at age 13, we were devastated. How could we deal with the unexplainable. Somehow, with support from family, friends and community we did. Over the following year I watched his friends. I saw how they both struggled and coped. I saw how their families, the school, the community and the kids themselves reached out and supported each other. I saw some practical strategies that worked to help these kids grieve, remember and honor their friend in a healthy way and move forward. This book is the result . Read this book with your child, even the older ones. It will... -help initiate some difficult conversations. -validate any feelings your child may have. -show your child they are not alone. Others have and are going through what they are. -show some practical things your child can do to help deal with their grief in a healthy way. -show kids helping kids. Everything in the book is something that my grandson's friends actually did. -assures your child that they will be OK, and that its OK to once again laugh, play and have fun. -help adults as well, even though the book is written for children. I pray that you never need this book. But if you find yourself in a situation where you are trying to help your child cope with a young friend's death, this is for you. Order today and start to help your child cope with grief and bereavement in a healthy way; or to have on hand for if the unthinkable should happen.