Helping Children with Loss: A Guidebook

This professional guidebook provides adults with emotional support for children who have experienced loss, offering a rich vocabulary for mental states and painful emotions and practical activities to facilitate meaningful conversations. Written by a leading child psychotherapist with over thirty years of experience, it helps children develop emotional literacy and connect with unresolved feelings.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 92 pages
Publication date: 29 April 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

In a fully revised and updated second edition, this professional guidebook has been meticulously crafted to assist adults in providing emotional support to children who have faced the loss of a loved one or a cherished possession. Written in a clear and accessible manner, with a compassionate tone, Helping Children with Loss serves as a valuable resource for adults seeking to understand and navigate the complex emotions experienced by children during such difficult times. By offering a comprehensive vocabulary for mental states and painful emotions, this book empowers adults to engage in meaningful and healing conversations with children who are struggling to cope with challenging feelings. Practical activities and exercises are included to facilitate open and honest communication, allowing children to express themselves creatively and imaginatively when words fail.

Key features of this resource include:

Targeted advice for children who may resist feeling their painful emotions by dissociating from grief.

Tools and strategies for helping children cope with loss, including engaging activities that promote self-exploration and emotional processing in a non-threatening environment.

Photocopiable and downloadable resources that can be utilized to enhance support and facilitate meaningful conversations.

Written by a renowned child psychotherapist with over thirty years of experience, this book offers invaluable guidance for supporting children aged 4 to 12 who have experienced loss. By fostering emotional literacy and helping children connect with unresolved feelings that may impact their behavior, this book serves as an essential resource for anyone involved in providing care and support to children during their grief journey.

Weight: 350g
Dimension: 220 x 298 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032101910
Edition number: 2 ed