When Someone Dies: A Children’s Mindful How-To Guide on Grief and Loss
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“Andrea Dorn’s When Someone Dies helps kids explore and understand their feelings about loss in a concrete, easy-to-follow way. This is a wonderful new resource on grief for professionals, kids, and families.”
—David Kessler, author of Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief and founder of Grief.com
“When Someone Dies is the best book I’ve ever read addressing death through a child’s eyes. Practical yet compassionate, this book offers hope and the tools to build a foundational understanding of the loss we will all experience throughout our lifetimes.”
―Claire Bidwell Smith, LCPC, author of Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief
Navigating the grief and bereavement process can be a challenging and unpredictable experience, especially for children. Whether it’s the loss of a family member, friend, pet, or other loved one, children often don’t know how to cope with the complicated and complex emotions that accompany death.
Written and illustrated by a therapist (and mother), Andrea Dorn, MSW, When Someone Dies walks children through the bereavement process in a simple, concrete, and developmentally appropriate way. Through the lens of mindfulness, children will learn how to say goodbye, make space for any emotions that arise, and work through their grief.
Written for parents, teachers, and therapists alike, this straightforward yet powerful book includes:
Optional engagement questions to build connection and personalize the reading experienceShort mindfulness and self-compassion meditationsA developmental guide to children’s understanding of death
From the Publisher
Publisher : PESI Publishing, Inc. (March 22, 2022)
Language : English
Hardcover : 48 pages
ISBN-10 : 1683734866
ISBN-13 : 978-1683734864
Reading age : 4 – 10 years
Item Weight : 12.8 ounces
Dimensions : 8.58 x 0.39 x 8.58 inches
Customers say
Customers find the book’s language thoughtful and supportive in teaching children how to understand. They say it helps them put words to some of their thoughts and make sensitive subjects like death and grief easy to communicate to young children. The book normalizes all feelings while offering simple, feel-good messages.
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