Download or read book A Parent s Guide to Walking through Grief written by Axis and published by Tyndale House Publishers. This book was released on 2023-10-17 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Do what makes you happy right now" is one of our culture's loudest anthems. But when it comes to grief, this philosophy can lead to destructive or addictive behaviors if teens don't learn to process in a healthy way. Whether it's a friend moving away, a breakup, or a death, this sensitive guide offers reassuring explanations to commonly asked questions about how to handle grief. Features: What is grief, and how do teens typically respond? What happens when we don't deal with grief? What does healthy grieving look like?
Download or read book A Parent s Guide to Raising Grieving Children written by Phyllis R. Silverman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-04-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When children lose someone they love, they lose part of their very identity. Life, as they knew it, will never be quite the same. The world that once felt dependable and safe may suddenly seem a frightening, uncertain place, where nobody understands what they're feeling. In this deeply sympathetic book, Phyllis R. Silverman and Madelyn Kelly offer wise guidance on virtually every aspect of childhood loss, from living with someone who's dying to preparing the funeral; from explaining death to a two year old to managing the moods of a grieving teenager; from dealing with people who don't understand to learning how and where to get help from friends, therapists, and bereavement groups; from developing a new sense of self to continuing a relationship with the person who died. Throughout, the authors advocate an open, honest approach, suggesting that our instinctive desire to "protect" children from the reality of death may be more harmful than helpful. "Children want you to acknowledge what is happening, to help them understand it," the authors suggest. "In this way, they learn to trust their own ability to make sense out of what they see." Drawing on groundbreaking research into what bereaved children are really experiencing, and quoting real conversations with parents and children who have walked that road, the book allows readers to see what others have learned from mourning and surviving the death of a loved one. In a culture where grief is so often invisible and misunderstood, the wisdom derived from such first-hand experience is invaluable. Filled with compassion and common sense, A Parent's Guide to Raising Grieving Children: Rebuilding Your Family after the Loss of a Loved One offers readers a wealth of solace and sound advice, and even--where one might least expect it--a measure of hope.
Download or read book A Parent s Guide to Managing Childhood Grief written by Katie Lear and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-07-05 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Help your child navigate feelings of sadness and loss with 100 unique, activity-based approaches that help them manage their childhood grief in a healthy and constructive way. The loss of a loved one is a complex, confusing experience for a child to understand. Children may struggle to express, process, and manage their complicated and conflicting feelings, whether the loss is a parent, grandparent, sibling, or even a pet. So, what should you do to help your child process their sadness, loss, and frustration in a more healthy, positive way? In A Parent’s Guide to Managing Grief, you’ll learn everything you need to know about how children grieve and what you can do to support them during their most difficult moments. From there, you’ll find 100 activities that you can use in a group setting, activities that you (or another caregiver) can do alone with your child, and ways to make the most of virtual interactions to support a grieving child. Explore activities like: -Making a scream box -Playing with clay -Feelings charades game -Making a memory bracelet -And many more! It can feel difficult to connect with your child as you process your own complicated emotions surrounding loss. Use these activities to help bridge the gap between you and your child and to help you both find comfort in a difficult situation. You’ll find all the tools you need to help your child (and even yourself) healthily process your grief and move towards happiness, understanding, and acceptance together.
Download or read book Guiding Your Child Through Grief written by James P. Emswiler and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2009-07-22 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Give your child the help and support needed to cope with grief and loss. Guiding Your Child Through Grief, by the founders of the New England Center for Loss & Transition and The Cove, a highly praised program for grieving children, takes away the uncertainty and helpless feelings we commonly feel as we reach out to children who mourn. This caring and compassionate guide offers expert advice during difficult days to help a child grieve the death of a parent or sibling. Based on their experience as counselors--and as parents of grieving children--the authors help readers to understand: The many ways children grieve, often in secret Changes in family dynamics after death--and straightforward, effective ways to ease the transition Ways to communicate with children about death and grief How to cope with the intense sorrow triggered by holidays The signs grief has turned to depression--and where to find help And more insights, information, and advice that can help a child heal
Download or read book Waiting for Answers written by Betsy Haid and published by Deep River. This book was released on 2011-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Losing a child has stages of grief that are fluid and overlapping. Waiting for Answers gives you permission to work through your pain. Sharing warning signs and markers, author Betsy Haid gives advice to ensure you don't get stuck in a particular stage of grief--grief that can be painful and ugly as it unfolds. Healing is slow, but nearly always certain. Complemented with strategies and resources to help keep your family on track, this book shares anecdotes from bereaved parents who have moved successfully through the healing process, as well as solid advice from respected counselors, ministers, and theologians about how to best weather the experience. Waiting for Answers shows you how to emerge on the other side with renewed faith, energy, and a certainty that you can rebuild your life serving God and honoring the memory of your child.
Download or read book Monkey Mind written by Daniel Smith and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-06-11 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shares the author's personal experiences with anxiety, describing its painful coherence and absurdities while sharing the stories of other sufferers to illustrate anxiety's intellectual history and influence.
Download or read book Softening the Grief written by Joan Markwell and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ease the Pain of Losing a Child Softening the Grief is both a companion for grieving mothers so they know they are not alone and a resource for people who want to be caring but are afraid they will say the wrong thing. This book provides the right things to say and do. Learn what words will truly bring comfort rather than pain to a grieving mother. Understand the emotional challenges faced by a grieving mother, even months and years after the loss of her child. Appreciate the inability of a bereaved mother to forget her pain - ever. Learn how to support and comfort a bereaved mother with confidence. Know what to say and do without adding more pain. Four mothers who each lost a child want to educate friends and family of those who are grieving. In Softening the Grief they write about what to say and do to provide comfort and include a list of 25 things people often say that are intended to offer sympathy but more often are hurtful. The authors suggest better ways to communicate compassion and support. These women also write about the pain that never goes away and share their journeys through stories and poetry. A final word from the authors: If you felt it was a gift to know our child, then we ask you to continue to share that gift. Remember that we hurt every day. Your gifts of remembrance validate our feelings that our child was and continues to be loved, missed, and never forgotten. You can help to keep us strong so we are able to stand and reach out to the next unfortunate mother who experiences the pain of losing a child. It is never too late and the relationship was never too long ago to mention our child.
Download or read book Surviving Grief written by Suly Rieman and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Losing a child is one of the most difficult and devastating events that anyone could ever experience. The heartache, the pain, and the overwhelming waves of emotion and grief may overtake your life. Grieving is a process, a journey, and no one should walk through the grieving process alone. Surviving Grief is a guide to help grieving parents cope, and find ways to face the sorrow, heal, and persevere through the journey. You must allow yourself permission to grieve. Healing comes from doing the tangible and healthy things that allow you to face the reality of your loss and still maintain the love and memory of your child. With the help of this book and the strength of the Lord, may you find comfort and healing to cope with the incredible loss in your life.
Download or read book I Know It in My Heart written by Mary E. Plouffe and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-02 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A three-week adventure becomes a tragic dilemma for a loving sister, and a terrified father. This is a story of childhood and adult grief woven into resilience, told with professional wisdom steeped in personal pain."--Page 4 of cover.
Download or read book Tear Soup written by Pat Schwiebert and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this modern-day fable, a woman who has suffered a terrible loss cooks up a special batch of "tear soup," blending the unique ingredients of her life into the grief process. Along the way she dispenses a recipe of sound advice for people who are in mourning.
Download or read book How to Endure the Loss of a Child written by Atlantic Publishing Group, Inc. and published by Atlantic Publishing Group (FL). This book was released on 2015-10-30 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's been said time and time again: there is nothing more difficult than enduring the loss of a child. Parents are, after all, not meant to outlive their offspring. It does happen, however, and if you find yourself facing such a misfortune, knowing what to do next can seem insurmountable. There is comfort in knowing you are not alone. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's latest calculations, more than 10,000 children die every year--meaning there are tens of thousands of parents who understand what it is like to go through the loss you have experienced. How to Endure the Loss of a Child: A Parent's Guide to Mourning and Moving Forward will give you the tools you need to cope, endure, and continue living your life. You will find a vast compilation of resources, coping strategies, outreach programs and suggestions for how to deal with the emotional trauma of losing a child. You will grasp how to channel your sadness, anger, and grief into positive forces in your life, through community involvement, exercise, outreach, volunteering, or a number of other outlets. You will also learn how to find support, whether it is from your family, community members, coworkers, or members of your local church. You will also discover how to help friends, loved ones, and family members cope with the loss of their children. How to Endure the Loss of a Child will provide you with the tools you need to process and to interact with those around you. You will learn ways to explain your loss to others, how to accept condolences and assistance gracefully, how to take time for yourself to complete the grieving process, and how to support other families who have lost children. The grief that follows the loss of a child might seem unbearable, but experiencing grief is just one of the facets of the healing process. This book takes a detailed look at the five stages of grief: Denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. You will learn how to identify and deal with each of these stages, as well as how to transition into the final stage of acceptance. While you may never truly get over the loss of a child, How to Endure the Loss of a Child serves as a useful tool for learning how to push forward despite one of life's most traumatizing events.
Download or read book Parent Guides to Connecting in Chaos written by Axis and published by Tyndale House Publishers. This book was released on 2023-11-21 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The five parent guides in this bundle offer deep insights and clear strategies for confronting difficult topics with your teen. Many of these topics trigger complex emotions and can intimidate parents away from broaching the subject for fear of doing it wrong or making things awkward. The concise format and conversational style make the guides accessible and understandable. Parents will feel empowered to strengthen their relationships with their kids through tough times.
Download or read book It s Okay to Cry written by H. Norman Wright and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2011-10-19 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Help Your Child Heal From Life’s Losses A favorite toy breaks . . . . A pet dies . . . It’s Okay to Cry. Parents divorce and you’re forced to move . . . It’s Okay to Cry. A best friend is hurt badly . . . . A grandparent dies . . . It’s Okay to Cry. Look through the eyes of a child again. When something unexpected, disappointing, or traumatic occurs, children feel a very real sense of loss. They may respond with fear or with anger. Most likely they are confused. They have questions they want answered. They need help from their parents or others who care to understand and process their grief. It’s Okay to Cry offers practical help for parents. It explains the symptoms of loss and unresolved grief so that parents can recognize them and walk alongside their children on the path to recovery. Well-known and respected author H. Norman Wright speaks to parents with sympathy and reassurance. He recognizes that most parents don’t know how to teach their children to process loss, because often they weren’t taught themselves. His sage advice will give you and your child the comfort and hope you seek.
Download or read book Walking with Grief written by Stephanie Drummond and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2022-05-15 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living and growing with grief is not simple or easy, but this guide can help you on your journey. Stephanie Drummond shares her own experience with grief, noting that losing someone will affect every single person differently. Even her siblings reacted to the death of their mother in different ways. While the stages of grief we hear so much about can help us know what we might expect, she notes they are only a guideline and can happen in any order. She also seeks to provide insights such as: • understanding that the ups and downs of loss are not linear, and the “stages of grief” do not necessarily occur in order, • learning there are ways to navigate the winding path back to peace and joy and • that you are not alone in experiencing any of the many emotions. • how to remove guilt and stop blaming yourself after losing a loved one. Drummond also recognizes that although she’s suffered a series of losses, her struggle is not over. She reveals that if you try to skip the many parts of grief, you’ll only make it worse. The only way out is by going through. Learning the value of self-validation, self-forgiveness and self-compassion and most importantly, not comparing your grief to others’ are some of the keys to finding laughter (without the guilt) again.
Download or read book Walking With You written by Kelly Gerken and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-09-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The newly expanded and published Walking With You: A gentle guide for grieving mothers has been six years in the making! About 50 loss mothers contributed pieces of their stories, in addition to author Kelly Gerken's personal and professional journey as she has experienced the loss of three of her five children and has walked with thousands of grieving mothers and families over the last 20 years! "There are moments on this grief walk when we feel we cannot go on. Moments when a friend comes alongside us to point us again to the One who sustains us. A friend to lift us in prayer. A friend to allow us to lean on her as she leans on Him. A friend, who is not afraid to walk through the valley in the rain, with a storm mounting. She is not afraid, because the Lord is her strength and her shield. She is not afraid because she doesn't walk alone. And because He has walked with her through the valleys and the storms, He has sent her to walk with you. And He will carry you both through the rain, through the storm, through the unknown dark alleys to secure, dry ground. Whether you are a newly bereaved mother or a seasoned mom who has watched the Lord make beauty from ashes in her life. Whether you need someone to lean on or you are the shoulder that can bear the burden, we hope you will walk with us as we are walking with Him. As you read this book, I hope that you feel less alone, as if we are walking together with our broken umbrellas, with all our little quirks and imperfections in our various stages on this walk, as His grace washes over us in the pouring rain. While you've entered this unknown world of grief, abruptly and through no choice of your own, you are not walking alone." - Walking With You: A gentle guide for grieving hearts www.sufficientgraceministries.org
Download or read book Grieving The Living written by Wolf Urs and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-08-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grieving The Living A Parent's Guide To Coping With The Loss Of A Child In the poignant pages of "Grieving The Living," you will embark on an extraordinary voyage through the heart's most intricate and uncharted landscapes. This book is an empathetic companion, a guiding light for those whose souls resonate with the profound, yet often unspoken, depths of grief that come with caring for a child facing life's most formidable challenges. Unveiling the layers of emotion that shroud this unique journey, "Grieving The Living" tenderly explores the perplexing paradoxes that arise when a child's presence becomes a poignant reminder of their struggles. It's a transformative exploration of the sorrow that lingers on the precipice between hope and heartache, love and loss, and resilience and vulnerability. Drawing from the wellspring of shared experiences, expert insights, and practical coping strategies, this book becomes a sanctuary of understanding. It is a safe haven where your emotions find validation, your questions find answers, and your heart finds solace. Through its pages, you'll discover that you're not alone on this path. Your pain is seen, your journey is acknowledged, and your courage is celebrated. "Grieving The Living" is more than a book; it is a beacon of hope, illuminating the way toward healing and renewed purpose. It's an invitation to honor the complexity of your feelings and navigate the labyrinth of emotions with grace and resilience. It's a reminder that within the crevices of grief lie the seeds of strength, compassion, and profound connection. Join us as we embark on a transformative odyssey, a shared pilgrimage of the heart where the fragility of life is met with unwavering courage. Through every chapter, you'll uncover the power of embracing your grief, the art of finding beauty in the midst of pain, and the promise that even in the shadow of adversity, there is light waiting to be found. Experience the profound journey of "Grieving The Living" and discover the profound truth that while grief may shape our story, it is our resilience that defines our legacy.
Download or read book Coping with Grief written by Cassandra Parsons and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-08-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Coping with Grief: A Parent's Guide to Loss and Healing" is an intimate companion that journeys with you through the labyrinth of grief towards recovery. Authored by Cassandra Parsons, this comprehensive guide provides solace and understanding to those wading through the profound mystery of loss. This Special Report skillfully explores various healing methods, features inspiring stories of resilience, and shares expert advice to serve as a beacon in your storm. By navigating the gauntlet of grief, Cassandra aims to ensure that, while this journey is solitary, you never have to walk it alone. Understanding Grief: An Overview The Phases of Grief: Acceptance isn't Linear Surviving The Immediate Aftermath: A Guide to the First Days Coping Techniques: An Exploration Emotional Wellbeing: Self-Care Amidst Grief Social Support: Building Your Circle of Strength Remembering and Honouring: Healthy Memorials Supporting Siblings: Helping the Unsung Victims of Loss Finding Hope: Stories of Resilience and Recovery Moving Forward: Embracing Life After Loss Purchase this Special Report today, and immerse yourself in a valuable resource that accompanies you in your healing journey with empathy and compassion.
