Helping Children Grieve
When Someone They Love Dies
by Theresa M Huntley
Paperback
Price: £9.99
Publisher:Augsburg Fortress Publishers from Alban Books
Published:25 September 2002
ISBN:0-806-64265-3
GoodBookStall Review:
This is a revised edition of a book that has already helped many people. It sets out how we can help children understand as much about death as they can absorb at different ages, and how they may react to different circumstances. The point is made, ‘that if children do not deal effectively with feelings related to the death, they will not simply go away with time. At some point in the future, something will trigger these emotions and they will be confronted with the grief that had been repressed earlier.’ Theresa Huntley sets out practical advice that is well worth following up. Also included is substantial advice for parents and caregivers to guide them in helping children who are dying. This book sets out simply and clearly, facts of a subject far too many of us avoid. Please read it.
Reviewer: Mary Bartholomew (21/11/02)
This is a revised edition of a book that has already helped many people. It sets out how we can help children understand as much about death as they can absorb at different ages, and how they may react to different circumstances. The point is made, ‘that if children do not deal effectively with feelings related to the death, they will not simply go away with time. At some point in the future, something will trigger these emotions and they will be confronted with the grief that had been repressed earlier.’ Theresa Huntley sets out practical advice that is well worth following up. Also included is substantial advice for parents and caregivers to guide them in helping children who are dying. This book sets out simply and clearly, facts of a subject far too many of us avoid. Please read it.
Reviewer: Mary Bartholomew (21/11/02)
