Understand how children process grief at every age and stage of development in this accessible guide for parents and caretakers.
An award-winning childhood grief expert shares clinically-informed advice for supporting kids and teens through difficult times—from family deaths and lost pets to unexpected moves, and beyond.
A necessary and impactful guide to understanding children's grief from the inside and to guiding children through loss, from the death of a parent and other family members, to the loss of friends, pets, and even the family home. Dr. Masur, an award-winning clinical psychologist specializing in grief and mourning, describes how to understand, help, and guide children at each age and stage of development and uses her own childhood experience with loss through empathetic yet clinically informed advice.
When Dr. Masur was fourteen years old, her father died. Like most children and teens facing loss, Masur didn’t know how to handle her grief, and she was never encouraged to acknowledge or share what she was feeling with her family, teachers, or friends. Her experience of shock and emotional paralysis around her loss is what led her to become an expert in childhood grief in order to help grieving children and to help others to support the children in their lives who have experienced loss.
As a psychologist and child psychoanalyst, Dr. Masur has helped many children recognize and express their feelings after loss. In How Children Grieve, Masur shares her expertise with caregivers of all kinds, giving them the tools they need to help a child or teenager mourn, move forward, and make meaning of terrible loss.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface
Introduction: What Adults Miss
Part 1: Loss and Grief from Infancy to Adolescence
Chapter 1: What Are Grief and Mourning, and How Do They Affect Children?
Chapter 2: Grief at Different Ages and Stages
Chapter 3: The Loss of a Loved One
The Loss of a Parent
The Loss of a Sibling
The Loss of a Grandparent
The Loss of a Friend or Pet
Chapter 4: Different Manners of Loss
Loss Due to Divorce
Loss Due to Illness
Loss Due to Violence
Loss Due to War
Loss Due to Suicide
Chapter 5: Ambiguous Loss
Part 2: Helping the Grieving Child
Chapter 6: Understanding Your Own Grief
Chapter 7: How to Help a Grieving Child
Chapter 8: How to Help Children with Specific Types of Loss
Chapter 9: Professional Treatment Options
Chapter 10: Monitoring the Mourning Process
Chapter 11: Long-Term Support
Conclusion
Resources: Books, Podcasts, Websites, and More
How to Help Grieving Children Checklist
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
