Never Too Young to Know: Death in Children's LivesOxford University Press, 2000 - 271 sidor In spite of society's wish to protect and insulate children from death, the experience of loss is unavoidable and there is surprisingly little guidance on how to help children cope with grief and bereavement. Never Too Young to Know: Death in Children's Lives is the first book to bring together diverse fields of study, offering a practical as well as multifaceted theoretical approach to how children cope with death. Using stories of children's own experiences supported by data from a large research study, Silverman explains the wide range of effects of loss upon children and the challenges they face as they grieve. Silverman presents grief as a normal part of the life cycle, which results not only in pain and sadness but also in change and growth. She further explains that children can and do cope effectively with loss and the changes it brings as long as they are taught to understand that death is a part of life and that they will be included appropriately in the family drama. Never Too Young To Know: Death in Children's Lives is divided into three parts. The first section includes an overview and theoretical framework that examines the social, historical, developmental, and familial forces that frame and focus children's lives as they experience loss. The second section offers a detailed analysis of how children experience mourning different types of death including the death of siblings, parents, and friends, and death due to illness, suicide, accidents, and violence. The final section includes an accessible guide to helping children cope with grief, emphasizing the importance and the necessity of social support as children learn to adapt to their new lives. Never Too Young To Know: Death in Children's Lives is not only ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate students learning about children but it is also useful for courses on death and dying and the family. It is also an invaluable book for mental health practitioners, clergy, schoolteachers, nurses, pediatricians, as well as the general reader interested in learning how to deal with death in children's lives. |
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... dren have had some previous opportunity to learn about the realities of death as part of their ordinary lives , they are far better prepared to handle the great burdens of close family deaths . This book can help us initiate a much ...
... dren have had some previous opportunity to learn about the realities of death as part of their ordinary lives , they are far better prepared to handle the great burdens of close family deaths . This book can help us initiate a much ...
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... dren and adults love to teach others what they have learned as a way of restoring a sense of competence . It is valuable and rare to benefit from chil- dren's advice offered in the child's own words . Phyllis's poignant conver- sations ...
... dren and adults love to teach others what they have learned as a way of restoring a sense of competence . It is valuable and rare to benefit from chil- dren's advice offered in the child's own words . Phyllis's poignant conver- sations ...
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... dren . This book helps parents minimize a child's burden of parental grief , so that it does not overly constrict the space for the child's own develop- ment . She reassures parents that simply telling children honestly and di- rectly ...
... dren . This book helps parents minimize a child's burden of parental grief , so that it does not overly constrict the space for the child's own develop- ment . She reassures parents that simply telling children honestly and di- rectly ...
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... dren need to understand that fear , anger , and sadness are all appropriate feelings when a person we care about is no longer here . They need to know that every death of someone close brings with it sadness , stress , and dis- ruption ...
... dren need to understand that fear , anger , and sadness are all appropriate feelings when a person we care about is no longer here . They need to know that every death of someone close brings with it sadness , stress , and dis- ruption ...
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... dren , and they would not force them to visit . When a neighbor offered to pre- pare meals for us , I told her what I really needed was just someone to come by once a week and visit with me . Nobody ever came . It was as if his illness ...
... dren , and they would not force them to visit . When a neighbor offered to pre- pare meals for us , I told her what I really needed was just someone to come by once a week and visit with me . Nobody ever came . It was as if his illness ...
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MAKING MEANING OF DEATH AND GRIEF | 9 |
Historical and Theoretical Perspectives | 11 |
Bereavement A Time of Changing Relationships and Transition | 23 |
Grieving and Psychological Development | 41 |
Children in the Family Context | 60 |
Concluding Thoughts to Part I | 73 |
STORIES PEOPLE TELL | 75 |
The Death of a Parent Dealing with Bad NewsMy World Is Turned Upside Down | 77 |
When a Sibling Dies | 150 |
Invisible Mourners The Death of a Friend | 167 |
ON HELPING | 187 |
Help Over Time Meeting Changing Needs | 193 |
Finding Help Services for the Bereaved | 213 |
Teachable Moments Promoting Competence | 234 |
Afterword | 246 |
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Death of a Parent Making an Accommodation | 94 |
My Child Is Dying | 113 |
After a Childs Death Nothing Is the Same | 131 |
Resources for the Bereaved | 261 |
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Never Too Young to Know: Death in Children's Lives Phyllis R. Silverman Begränsad förhandsgranskning - 2000 |
Never Too Young to Know: Death in Children's Lives Phyllis R. Silverman Ingen förhandsgranskning - 2000 |
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