Why do people die? How do you explain the loss of a loved one to a child? This book is a compassionate guide for adults and children to read together, featuring a read-along story and answers to questions children ask about death.
Talking about Death is a classic guide for parents helping their children through the death of a loved one. With a helpful list of dos and don'ts, an illustrated read-along dialogue, and a guide to explaining death, Grollman provides sensitive and timely advice for families coping with loss. This redesigned and updated edition explains what children at different developmental stages can and can't understand about death; reveals why it's crucial to be honest about death; helps you understand the way children express emotions like denial, grief, crying, anger, and guilt; and discusses children's reactions to different kinds of death, from the death of a parent to the death of a pet.
- ISBN13 9780807023631
- Publish Date 16 November 1991 (first published 1 December 1989)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 25 July 2013
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Beacon Press
- Edition 3rd edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 128
- Language English