By Mary Turner/Illustrations by Bob Thomas, Jessica Kingsley Publishers,ISBN 1843104415, 160pp, 19.99
This is a gentle and sensitive book. The author uses child-friendlylanguage and simple illustrations to assist adults who are helpingchildren that have suffered or will have to face bereavement.
Current thinking about young people and death is that they should beincluded in the bereavement process. Honesty is encouraged, as is thegiving of information about the death and its aftermath. This willenable the child to understand what is going on and so aid theirgrieving.
As a result, the first part of this book provides adults with a briefguide about child bereavement and the needs of a bereaved child.Therefore, before commencing work, adults can prepare themselves. Usefulcontacts and references are included so that further help, informationand support may be obtained.
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