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Helping Children Cope with the Death of a Parent A Guide for the First Year
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Paddy Greenwall Lewis, Jessica G. Lippman
Book Code: C8097
ISBN: 0-275-98097-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-98097-9
184 pages, n/a
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 2/28/2004
List Price: $38.95 (UK Sterling Price: £21.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: Contemporary Psychology
Reviews:
  • Comprehensive academic collections, all levels; professional and general collections.
    —Choice     September 2004
  • Endorsement From Bertram J. Cohler, William Rainey Harper Professor
    The University of Chicago:     This is a beautiful, moving, and important book which will be invaluable for families helping children deal with the death of a parent. The authors write on the basis of many years working with children and bereavement and provide a book which is both carefully prepared and genuinely helpful.
  • Endorsement From Donald M. Schwartz, Ph.D.: This insightful guide fills a void in the psychological literature. Anyone who knows a child whose parent is dying or has recently died, will send the surviving relatives racing for this invaluable contribution.... With lucid, clear, no-nonsense prose the authors navigate the psychological landscape of that inversion of nature in which a child is left behind by a parent who unexpectedly dies.
  • Endorsement From Michael Thompson, Ph.D., coauthor of Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys: It is an extraordinarily useful book: beautifully written, vivid, detailed and touching. I came close to tears several times while reading it. As sad as the subject can be, I always felt that I was in the hands of two experienced clinicians who really know what they are talking about.
  • Endorsement From Donna Pellar, Vice President and Past President
    Maine Township School Board, District 207:     A must read for teachers, guidance counselors, coaches and anyone else in the teaching profession because it is an essential and long-overdue guide. So many times we wonder how we should try to help or what we should say to young people facing this difficult situation. With help from Drs. Lewis and Lippman, this unsure path becomes clear.
Description: The mourning of a parent's death can take many years--for some it may take a lifetime. The first year of separation, however, is often the most difficult and heart wrenching. The first birthday, holiday, spring, summer, autumn, and winter spent without the loved one often revives or increases the pain. This unique guide is organized according to a timeline of a child's first year of mourning the loss of a parent. It is a warm, insightful, yet practical guide to help the families and community members surrounding a child who has suffered such a loss to anticipate and cope with the many difficulties that arise. Practical suggestions for providing comfort, information, and advice are provided for adults struggling to help children endure the trauma. A range of difficult situations that bereaved children encounter are identified, helping to prepare adults for a child's potential reactions and providing them with realistic coping strategies. Lewis and Lippman, child psychologists who have provided therapy to children who have lost a parent, suggest answers to questions that these children frequently ask. They offer methods for dealing with particularly difficult times such as birthdays, and share practical advice for everyday situations and events. They begin with helping the child through anticipation of death, if it is expected, or through the initial shock of unexpected death. Poignant vignettes from the therapists' experience dealing with young and older children are included.
Table of Contents:
  • Endings
  • The First Few Weeks and Months
  • Difficult Days
  • Do's and Don'ts
  • Later On
  • Suicide and Unexpected Death
  • The First Anniversary
  • Interviews
  • Consideration for Individual Therapy
  • Appendix
  • Bibliography
LC Card Number: 2003053669
LCC Class: BF723
Dewey Class: 155
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