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Index
Cover
Title Page
Companion Press
Copyright
Contents
Introduction
Mourning is Essential to Healing
Avoiding or Suppressing Grief is Harmful—Even to Kids
Grief is a Process, Not an Event
The Tenets of Companioning the Bereaved
A Note to You
Chapter One Children’s Grief—Why It’s Unique
Exclusive Features of Childhood Grief
Grief through the Ages
Helping Infants and Toddlers When Someone They Love Dies
How Children Ages 3 To 5 Typically Respond to Grief
How Children Ages 6 To 11 Typically Respond to Grief
How Children Ages 12 To 19 Typically Respond to Grief
The Six Needs of Mourning
Chapter Two Companioning Children through Grief
Habits of a Good Companion
Let Him Lead
Be an Observer
Encourage Questions
Welcome Her Feelings
Be Patient
Include Her in Ceremonies and Conversations
Finding the Right Words—Guidelines on How to Talk to Grieving Children
Talk Openly about Death
Share Your Feelings
Be Honest and Direct
Avoid Euphemisms
Teach What You Believe
Give Inviting, Loving Nonverbal Cues
Attend to Your Own Grief
Chapter Three When a Parent Dies
Preschoolers—Ages 3 To 5
School-Agers—Ages 6 To 11
Seeking Help for Complicated Mourning
Teenagers—Ages 12 To 19
Chapter Four When a Sibling Dies
Preschoolers—Ages 3 To 5
School-Agers—Ages 6 To 11
Recognizing “Griefbursts”
Teenagers—Ages 12 To 19
Chapter Five When a Grandparent Dies
Preschoolers—Ages 3 To 5
School-Agers—Ages 6 To 11
Teenagers—Ages 12 To 19
Memory Work Techniques
What It Means to Die of Natural Causes or “Old Age”
Chapter Six When a Pet Dies
Preschoolers—Ages 3 To 5
School-Agers—Ages 6 To 11
Teenagers—Ages 12 To 19
Chapter Seven When a Friend or Classmate Dies
Preschoolers—Ages 3 To 5
School-Agers—Ages 6 To 11
When Death is Sudden and Traumatic
Teenagers—Ages 12 To 19
Chapter Eight When Someone Dies by Suicide
Preschoolers—Ages 3 To 5
School-Agers—Ages 6 To 11
Teenagers—Ages 12 To 19
Stigmatized Deaths: Suicide, Aids, Homicide
Chapter Nine When Someone Dies by Homicide or Manslaughter
Preschoolers—Ages 3 To 5
Finding the Words When Someone Goes Missing
School-Agers—Ages 6 To 11
Teenagers—Ages 12 To 19
Companioning When Violent Attacks Happen at School or in the Community
Chapter Ten When Someone Close Has a Terminal or Life-Threatening Illness
Preschoolers—Ages 3 To 5
School-Agers—Ages 6 To 11
Teenagers—Ages 12 To 19
Chapter Eleven When the Child is Dying
Preschoolers—Ages 3 To 5
School-Agers—Ages 6 To 11
Teenagers—Ages 12 To 19
Chapter Twelve Attending a Funeral or Ceremony
Preschoolers—Ages 3 To 5
School-Agers—Ages 6 To 11
Teenagers—Ages 12 To 19
The Language of Funerals
A Final Word
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