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This book is geared more towards the child dealing with the terminal illness of a loved one. It doesn't give much help for the child dealing with the grief after the person passes away. I wish I had it when we first learned of our grandmother's terminal condition. It does a good job explaining what is happening to the body & also what to expect when it comes time for a funeral. There were a couple of good suggestions like creating a memory box or sending a balloon message after the person passes away. However, I wish there were more suggestions or activities to help the child dealing with grief after the death of the person.
This book is a helpful resource for grieving children. It includes writing and drawing activities to help children express feelings of loss and commemorate the deceased. Some of the activities are quite basic and lack creativity and therefore are not engaging for children.Counselors and therapists working with grieving children may also be interested in the following books: Creative Interventions for Bereaved Children Mourning Child Grief Support Group Curriculum: Middle Childhood Edition
This book is a wonderful way for children to express their thoughts and feelings about dying. This book can be used before the death of a loved one. I bought two of these books for a friend whose husband is dying and they have two young children. They love the books and using art therapy has helped these children to express what they are thinking and feeling.
Bought this for my godsons when their mom died; they are ages 7 and 10. Clay is good because they can pound on it and make noise and create "weird" things without having to be so direct about expressing their feelings while doing it. Both of them had a hard time with the book, but it was helpful for me and gave me ideas of creative things I could do with them. They seem to be better with less structured approaches -- just their own art supplies and some suggestions of things we can do together based on ideas sparked by the book (painting pictures of happy memories, et.al). Plenty of feelings, but not so confining in how it's done. Kids have so many ways of expressing their grief and I'm learning to follow their lead rather than what I, as an adult, think it should look like.
Useful, practical activities that help children open up and express their thoughts and emotions about the loss of a loved one. Clients going through grief and loss can really benefit from this activity book, especially when they tend to be quiet and have a difficult time expressing themselves. I made copies for my clients and it worked really well. It helped them understand their feelings and to verbalize them appropriately.
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