When a child you love is grieving [electronic resource] / Harold Ivan Smith.

ISBN:

9780834129559

Title:

Author:

Smith, Harold Ivan, 1947-

Personal Author:

Smith, Harold Ivan, 1947-

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication Information:

Kansas City, Mo. : Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, 2012.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (189 pages)

Contents:

""Cover Page ""; ""Table Page ""; ""Copyright Page ""; ""Table of Contents ""; ""Introduction""; ""PART I""; ""AUDIT your own grief experience""; ""RECOGNIZE individuality""; ""PART II""; ""ASK: How do I help this child?""; ""AFFIRM this child""; ""AVOID overloading the child with too many details""; ""ASSESS: To whom is this child listening?""; ""ADVOCATE for this child and for grieving children""; ""ANTICIPATE tough special days on the childâ€?s calendar""; ""ANSWER honestly and accurately""; ""ATTEND rituals""; ""AVOID euphemisms""; ""BE there for the child!""; ""BE real!""

""CELEBRATE heaven""""CHILD-SIZE the holidays""; ""CREATE a collage""; ""COMMEMORATE the life""; ""DE-FAULT the child""; ""DRAW and COLOR""; ""DO NOT DISTRACT this child from grief""; ""ENCOURAGE keeping routines""; ""FINANCE counseling""; ""FUND some special events""; ""GIVE the child permission to grieve""; ""GUARD confidences shared by a child""; ""GO to the cemetery or scattering area""; ""GIVE this grieving child permission to have fun""; ""HELP create a child-focused obituary""; ""HONOR the childâ€?s anger""; ""INCLUDE children in rituals of grieving""

""JOURNAL your feelings, questions, anxieties""""KNOW warning signals""; ""LET this child still be a child""; ""LINGER""; ""LOBBY for stability""; ""LET the childâ€?s curiosity guide the discussion""; ""MAKE a memory box""; ""MAKE lists""; ""NIP any criticism of the child or the familyâ€?s grief""; ""NOTICE behavioral changes""; ""OBSERVE special days""; ""PLAY with the child""; ""PRAY for and with the child""; ""PLANT something""; ""PRESERVE the past""; ""PROCESS media coverage""; ""QUESTION the child gently""; ""READ to or with the child""; ""RESPOND to the childâ€?s fears or anxieties""

""RESIST the temptation to try to â€œmake it all betterâ€?""""REMEMBER together""; ""SEND cards""; ""SHOW UP for special and routine events in the childâ€?s life""; ""TALK about all kinds of things""; ""TELL the truth""; ""UTILIZE resources specifically designed for children""; ""VISIT the child""; ""VISIT the cemetery or scattering area""; ""VALUE the childâ€?s faith wonderings""; ""WRITE a poem or story or bumper sticker together""; ""WRITE a letter to the child""; ""YOU can make a difference in this childâ€?s life""; ""ZOOM in on this child""; ""CONCLUSION: A Tale of Two Children""

""APPENDICES""""A: Childâ€?s Permission to Grieve Slip""; ""B: Remarkable Resources for Grieving Children""; ""C: Resources That Will Help You Help Grieving Children ""; ""D: A Vocabulary for Talking About Death with Children""; ""E: Recommended Childrenâ€?s Books with Grief Themes""; ""Notes""; ""About the Author""

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Subject Term:

Bereavement in children -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.

Children and death -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.

Child rearing -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.

Format:

Electronic Resources

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Publication Date:

2012

Publication Information:

Kansas City, Mo. : Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, 2012.

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Summary

Acts of caring and compassion can make all the difference in a grieving child's life. Adults can often worry about saying and doing the right thing, too often giving children quick answers instead of the support they really need.Widely-recognized grief specialist Harold Ivan Smith explains that quick answers are not what children need when they are grieving. They need support, and most of all they need to be allowed to grieve-for as long as it takes.With an ABC-like approach, Smith offers insights and activities for the parent, teacher, or friend-anyone that loves a child and wants to offer his or her support. This new and revised edition of When a Child You Love is Grieving will help ensure that the child is receiving the healthy and necessary outlets during the loss of a loved one.