Discussing death with childrenFrom our partner site on depression, MyDepressionConnection.com. Signs of a problem or disorder include:
Take your child to a doctor, mental health specialist, or clergyperson if any of these signs appear or persist. advertisement RECOMMENDED BOOKS ABOUT BEREAVEMENT YOUNG CHILDREN The Dead Bird, by Margaret Wise-Brown. Addison-Wesley, Reading MA, 1958 (3 - 5 years) When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death, by Laurene Krasny Brown and Marc Brown. Little Brown, Boston, MA, 1996 (4 - 8 years) Accident, by Carol Carrick, Seabury Press, New York, NY, 1976 (6 - 8 years) OLDER CHILDREN A Taste of Blackberries, by Doris B. Smith. Thomas Y. Crowell Co, New York, NY, 1973 (8 - 9 years) The Magic Moth, by Virginia Lee, Seabury Press, New York, NY 1972 (10 - 12 years) Beat the Turtle Drum, by Constance C. Greene. The Viking Press, New York, NY, 1976 (10 - 14 years) GUIDELINES FOR CAREGIVERS Lifetimes: The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children, by Bryan Mellonie and Robert Ingpen. Bantam Books, New York, NY, 1983 Straight Talk About Death With Teenagers, by Earl A. Grollman. Beacon Press, Boston, MA, 1993 How Do We Tell The Children? Helping Children Understand and Cope with Separation and Loss, by Dan Schaefer and Christine Lyons. Newmarket Press, New York, NY, 1993 RELATED TOPICS Death among children and adolescents
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