Finding the words: how to talk with children and teens about death, suicide, funerals, homicide, cremation and other end-of-life matters

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Mourning is essential to healing; Avoiding or suppressing grief is harmful-even to kids; Grief is a process, not an event; The tenets of companioning the bereaved; A note to you; Chapter One: Children's grief-why it's unique; Exclusive features of childhood grief; Grief through the ages; Helping infants and toddlers when someone they love dies; How children ages 3 to 5 typically respond to grief; How children ages 6 to 11 typically respond to grief; How children ages 12 to 19 typically respond to grief; The six needs of mourning.;With this compassionate book by respected grief counselor and educator Dr. Alan Wolfelt, readers will find simplified and suitable methods for talking to children and teenagers about sensitive topics with an emphasis on the subject of death. Honest but child-appropriate language is advocated, and various wording and levels of explanation are suggested for different ages when discussing topics such as death in general, suicide, homicide, accidental death, the death of a child, terminal illness, pet death, funerals, and cremation. An ideal book fo.