Every day many children lose someone close to them
- a parent or grandparent brother or sister. Nothing can take away the pain of loss but there is a great deal that a caring adult can do to avoid the long-term distress which can be caused by hidden fears & anxieties. This book is for anyone who wants to help a child who is coping with grief
- parents teachers nurses doctors & friends. The topics covered include: terminal illness; sudden death; the death of a sibling; when death is a relief; & other people's attitudes & misunderstandings. This new edition looks at the problems particular to bereaved families of varying cultures & explores how family dynamics & relationships can influence the grieving process. Much depends on a child's age family relationships & a child's own perception of death but in favourable circumstances & even in fairly disordered ones most children do cope successfully with the death of a parent or sibling.