A Healing Place: Help Your Child Find Hope and Happiness After the Loss of aLoved One [Mass Market Paperback]

Kate Atwood (Author), John Kelly (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 3, 2009

Real-world advice for caregivers of grieving children-from the founder of the nationally acclaimed, non-profit organization Kate's Club.

Kate's Club is dedicated to empowering children and teens who have lost loved ones. Based on its founder's down-to-earth philosophy on how to handle grief, A Healing Place aims to help parents cope with the realities and daily struggles grieving children face in a forthright, compassionate manner.

The book is written from Kate's own personal experiences after having lost, at the age of 12, her mother to breast cancer, as well as featuring experiences of the many families she has encountered through Kate's Club. Chapter topics include:

• Embracing, not erasing memories
• Giving the child a voice
• How caregivers can be strong role models
• Handling transitions and traditions

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About the Author

30-year-old Kate Atwood is the Founder of Kate's Club, a nationally-acclaimed, Atlanta-based not-for-profit dedicated to empowering children and teens facing life after the death of a parent or sibling.

John Kelly is a writer and public relations professional.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Perigee Trade; 1 Original edition (November 3, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0399535047
• ISBN-13: 978-0399535048
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,983,295 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST-READ FOR A TROUBLED TIME, November 6, 2009

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This review is from: A Healing Place: Help Your Child Find Hope and Happiness After the Loss of aLoved One (Mass Market Paperback)

This powerful, elegantly written book, can provide indispensible help for those most vulnerable among us, children, in a time of their greatest need. Its message is both powerful and practical.