Helping Children Cope with the Loss of a Loved One: A Guide for Grownups [Paperback]

William C. Kroen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 1996

Dr. William Kroen offers sound advice, comfort and compassion to any adult helping a child cope with death. Weaving in anecdotes about real children and their families, he explains how children from infancy through age 18 perceive and react to death and offers suggestions for how to respond to children at different ages and stages. Specific strategies are offered to guide and support them through the grieving process.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"For tongue-tied parents, as well as teachers, counselors and other adults who have a lot of contact with children, this slim, well-written and at times surprisingly moving book can help."—The Washington Post

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About the Author

William C. Kroen received his M.Ed. in Counseling Psychology from Boston State College and his Ph.D. from Boston College. A licensed psychotherapist, he has authored many books and articles on parenting and psychology. Since 1971, he has been a teacher, adjustment counselor, and mediation specialist for the Cambridge, Massachusetts, public schools, where he provides counseling and therapy for children in crisis and those with emotional or behavioral problems.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing; 1 edition (January 15, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1575420007
• ISBN-13: 978-1575420004
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #250,770 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Bill Kroen is a licensed psychotherapist and an instructor on the Callaway professional staff. In addition to his Golf Tip-a-Day Calendar, he also wrote Helping Children Cope with the Loss of a Loved One: A Source for Grown-ups, which won a Parents' Choice Award. He has published more than 250 articles in major journals in the areas of parenting, child psychology, education, and golf. He turned professional in 1986 and has taught golf at facilities throughout the U.S. He lives in Belmont, Massachusetts.

Customer Reviews

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read even if you are not facing this challenge, February 10, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Helping Children Cope with the Loss of a Loved One: A Guide for Grownups (Paperback)

Every parent, educator and concerned adult should read this book even if they are not currently helping a child through the loss of a loved one. Parents often spend a great deal of time reading about child development but they should not deglect another important part of development -- learning and dealing with death. This book was extremely valuable with helping me help my children deal with the death of their Grandfather.

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully written. A must for all who work with children, December 8, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: Helping Children Cope with the Loss of a Loved One: A Guide for Grownups (Paperback)

Helping Children Cope with the Loss of a loved one, gives practical hands-on advice on how to help children from infants to 18 through the grieving process. Dr. Kroen explains how children at all ages and stages perceive and react to death. This book has recently won the 1996 Parent's Choice Award for excellence

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helps adults understand what a child is going through, January 1, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Helping Children Cope with the Loss of a Loved One: A Guide for Grownups (Paperback)

My brother recently died suddenly, leaving behind a daughter nearly two years old. This book helped us understand what she is going through and also what to expect in the coming months. It is very good at explaining that children mourn in an entirely different way than adults do, so that behaviors that seem contradictory or heartless are actually not that at all. It also helped us know what to tell her and how to do it.

I highly recommend it, especially for children that are a bit too young for art therapy, but old enough to understand that something is wrong.