Helping children and adolescents think about death, dying, and bereavement

What is death?

Grief and bereavement

Challenging factors influencing grief

What should we tell children and adolescents?

Schools coping with bereavement and death

Funerals: the attendance and participation of the child or adolescent

Continuing care of the child and adolescent

Care of the carers including ourselves

Weaving the threads together.

Helping Children and Adolescents Think about Death, Dying and Bereavement by Marian Carter; Introduction; 1. What is Death?; 2. Grief and Bereavement; 3. Challenging Factors Influencing Grief; 4. What Should We Tell Children and Adolescents?; 5. Schools Coping with Bereavement and Death; 6. Funerals; 7. Continuing Care of Children and Adolescents; 8. Care of the Carers Including Ourselves; 9. Weaving the Threads Together; Appendix 1: Creating a School Policy for the Pastoral Care of Bereaved Pupils ; Appendix 2: Creating a School Policy: Exploring Loss through the Curriculum.

Appendix 3: The Nature of ChildhoodAppendix 4: Babies and Infants Dying; Further Reading; Useful Websites and Organisations ; Subject Index; Author Index.