{"product_id":"talking-with-children-about-loss-isbn-9780399525438","title":"Talking with Children About Loss","description":"Through captivating stories and thoughtful analysis, \u003cb\u003eMaria Trozzi\u003c\/b\u003e explains how to handle the difficult job of talking with children and adolescents about loss, with discussions about: \u003cb\u003e*  How children  perceive and interpret events such as death, disability, and divorce  *  Guiding children through the four tasks of mourning *  Helping  children face funerals, wakes, and memorial services *  Children's fears and fantasies: how they express them, and how to address them  *  Age-appropriate responses to children's questions and concerns  *  Talking to children about long-term illness, suicide, family or community tragedy, and other special situations *  What to do when children won't talk about loss, and when to seek professional help\u003c\/b\u003e\"The wisdom, authenticity, and sheer presence of the author are evident from page one until the end of the beautifully written book.  Terms like 'ground-breaking'  and 'innovative' have been triviliazed by overuse. In this case they are deserved.\" --\u003cb\u003eStan Turecki, M.D.\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003cb\u003eThe Difficult Child\u003c\/b\u003eForeword by T. Berry Brazelton, M.D.\u003cbr\u003ePreface by Kathy Massimini\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: Danger and Opportunity: The Mourning Process in Children\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. I Was a Forgotten Mourner\u003cbr\u003e2. We Put Old Rover to Sleep: The Task of Understanding\u003cbr\u003e3. What Did You Bring Me From Florida?: The Task of Grieving\u003cbr\u003e4. What Happened to Grandpa's Head?: The Task of Commemorating\u003cbr\u003e5. Memory Embraces: The Task of Going On\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: When Someone Dies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6. Don't Hug Me: When Children Lose a Parent\u003cbr\u003e7. A Care Bear for Mamaw: When Children Lose a Grandparent\u003cbr\u003e8. Angels Don't Have Headlights: When Children Lose a Sibling\u003cbr\u003e9. A Video Connection with a Dying Child: Anticipatory Loss\u003cbr\u003e10. AIDS and Suicide Disclosure: Mourning Stigmatic Deaths\u003cbr\u003e11. Children as Living-Room Witnesses: Catastrophic Losses\u003cbr\u003e12. Anatomy of a Crisis: The Rudie Dodge Story\u003cbr\u003e13. Multiple Tragedies in Families and Communities: Bereavement Overload\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3: Nonovert Losses\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e14. Fragmented Families: Mourning a Divorce\u003cbr\u003e15. I Think Sam Is Starting to Like Me a Lot: Blended Families\u003cbr\u003e16. Mourning the Brother I Once Had: Chronic Losses\u003cbr\u003e17. If It's Unmentionable, It's Unmanageable: Everyday Losses\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix: Resources for Children, Families, and Communities\u003cbr\u003eEndnotes\u003cbr\u003eCredits\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaria Trozzi\u003c\/b\u003e is an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Boston University School of Medicine. She is the director of the Good Grief Program at Boston Medical Center, now in its fifteenth year of  providing national training, crisis consultation, and direct services to children, parents, educators, and health professionals. Maria lectures regularly throughout the United States to parents and professionals about the inevitable losses that all children face as they grow up.","brand":"Tarcher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302914248933,"sku":"NP9780399525438","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780399525438.jpg?v=1767737769","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/talking-with-children-about-loss-isbn-9780399525438","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}