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Summary: WHEN CHILDREN GRIEVE
Review: I read parts of this book outloud at the dinner table. It intrigued my nine year old daughter so much SHE started reading it. She came into my bedroom shocked one day and said, "Mom get this...did you know some parents don't use the word dead or died around their children? Instead, they spell the word. Isn't that crazy?" "Yes it is crazy", I replied. This book is a god send. As a family we were all there when our dog of 13 years died. We cried, shared memories,laughed and said good bye. It was a perfect experience for our family and my nine year old and six year old were a part of it. Loss is an opportunity for growth...this book helps us with that.
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Summary: A Must Read for All Parents
Review: This book should be required for all parents. If you want to understand the basics of human and/or child behavior, this book is a must read. The book succinctly and lovingly explains the concept of "loss" and the emotional and physical responses to it-what we would normally call grief. The beauty of this book is that grief is placed in a larger context. In other words, according to the authors, grief is the response when experiencing a "massive change or end from everything familiar." Therefore, children, and adults, can grieve a variety of situations: loss of a pet, moving to another neighborhood, or changing schools. Therein rests the beauty of this book. This book explains how to help children. More importantly, the adults who are required to provide the assistance will learn more about their children and themselves. So highly recommended, there are not enough stars to express this book's importance.
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Summary: A Must Read for All Parents
Review: This book should be required for all parents. If you want to understand the basics of human and/or child behavior, this book is a must read. The book succinctly and lovingly explains the concept of "loss" and the emotional and physical responses to it-what we would normally call grief. The beauty of this book is that grief is placed in a larger context. In other words, according to the authors, grief is the response when experiencing a "massive change or end from everything familiar." Therefore, children, and adults, can grieve a variety of situations: loss of a pet, moving to another neighborhood, or changing schools. Therein rests the beauty of this book. This book explains how to help children. More importantly, the adults who are required to provide the assistance will learn more about their children and themselves. So highly recommended, there are not enough stars to express this book's importance.
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Summary: Practical Book with Great Examples
Review: This is the book for everyone. Why everyone? Because all of us will or have lost someone or something special in our lives, and if we knew how to deal with these loses beforehand (usually we don't) then we wouldn't have such a tough time dealing with our personal losses. What I especially liked about this book was how the authors have defined the topic "What's the Problem?" Then, they presented the six common myths about the book, like "Don't Feel Bad!" or "Be Strong." After this, they proceded to look at specific situations, going from death of a pet, to divorce, etc. and finally concluding with death of a person. Excellent stories and examples. Definitely A GOOD VALUE book! WHY ONLY FOUR STARS? Because as I read on the book I felt as if the authors were constantly trying to sell me their previous book(The Grief Recovery Handbook). They kept on refering to it and telling how great it was. Now, it's o.k. to do this here and there, but as I read this book this reference became very annoying. Nevertheless, it is still a MUST for everyone! Oh, and one more thing. This book teaches you and me what they don't teach us at school and our families; so it opens our eyes to something that has always been there before us, but what we were unable to see because of the society's rusted ways of dealing with loss.
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