
Talking about Death
A Dialogue between Parent and Child
Earl A. Grollman(Author)
Beacon Press
4th Edition
Published on 6. September 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-0-8070-2361-7 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
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Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Boston, MA
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 201 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
200 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8070-2361-7 (9780807023617)
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E-Book
09/2011
1st Edition
Beacon Press
€21.49
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Previous edition

Book
11/1991
3rd Edition
Beacon Press
€43.51
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Person
Earl A. Grollman