Talking with Children and Young People about Death and Dying

A workbook

Mary Turner

Talking with Children and Young People about Death and Dying is to be welcomed by any adult trying to help a child who has been bereaved.

Take heed, though, of the warning at the beginning. This workbook has been designed for adults to read with children and young people, and it should not be handed over to a young person to read alone. As well as excellent points to discuss together, there are drawings to look at, pictures to colour, and spaces in which the child can draw as well.

Although we may like to think we live in a society where ‘everything’ is out in the open, the truth is that many adults find it hard to talk to children about death. Too often the myth continues that ‘the kids are okay’ and so they are not helped with the pain of bereavement. This workbook gives them an opportunity to air their concerns, and fears. Of course nothing can make up for the loss, but there are ways to help children through a period following a death, and this workbook will be an invaluable aid to anyone caring for a child.

Jessica Kingsley Publishers 

paperback  £17.95   ISBN 1853025631

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Review published 6 February 2003 © Jill Curtis 2003