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Zusatztext '"In this much-needed book! a group of carefully chosen authorities explore with sensitivity and wisdom the complex problems faced by those young people whom Rabbi Grollman so correctly calls 'the forgotten mourners' . . . The authors have given us a work that is direct! thorough and--most of all--useful." --Sherwin B. Nuland! M.D.! F.A.C.S. author of How We Die ! winner of the 1994 National Book Award Informationen zum Autor Earl A. Grollman Klappentext Bringing together fourteen experts from across the United States and Canada! Bereaved Children and Teens is a comprehensive guide to helping children and adolescents cope with the emotional! religious! social! and physical consequences of a loved one's death. The result is an indispensable reference for parents! teachers! counselors! health-care professionals! and clergy. Topics covered include what to say and what not to say when explaining death to very young children; how teenagers grieve differently from children and adults; how to translate Protestant! Catholic! or Jewish beliefs about death into language that children can understand; how ethnic and cultural differences can affect how children grieve; what teachers and parents can do to help bereaved young people at school; and activities! books! and films that help children and teens cope. Zusammenfassung Bringing together fourteen experts from across the United States and Canada! Bereaved Children and Teens is a comprehensive guide to helping children and adolescents cope with the emotional! religious! social! and physical consequences of a loved one's death. The result is an indispensable reference for parents! teachers! counselors! health-care professionals! and clergy. Topics covered include what to say and what not to say when explaining death to very young children; how teenagers grieve differently from children and adults; how to translate Protestant! Catholic! or Jewish beliefs about death into language that children can understand; how ethnic and cultural differences can affect how children grieve; what teachers and parents can do to help bereaved young people at school; and activities! books! and films that help children and teens cope. ...
