Talking with Children and Young People about Death and Dying is a popular resource designed to help adults talk to bereaved children and young people. Mary Turner explains the various aspects and stages of bereavement and offers useful insights into the concerns of children experiencing grief or facing an imminent bereavement. She addresses children's common fears and worries, dreams and nightmares, and acknowledges the effect of trauma on the grief process. This second edition includes a new section for adults on understanding the distress of a bereaved child and also a list of useful contacts.
It is a fully photocopiable workbook that enables adults to deal with these issues sensitively and explains, for example, how to choose appropriate words to support the child. It will empower and equip adults working with bereaved children to encourage them to communicate their pain and understand the often contradictory emotions aroused by the death of someone close to them.
Have you ever wanted to be just like your mum? Well here is a story just for you! This little lion cub wants to be like his mother, and is keen to point out the similarities between him and his mum! But when it comes to certain things, there's no one just like Mum. A funny tale with adorable illustrations showing the importance of mother love. Forget the flowers....the perfect Mother's day gift More info
This popular and comprehensive guide outlines the whys, whens and hows of telling the truth about an adopted child's origins. Based on the experience and knowledge of adoptive parents and people who have been adopted, this book explores: Why telling your child is so important; What to tell your child and when; The responsibilities you face if your child is of a different ethnicity or from a different country; How adopted children and their birth parents feel; and How to trace birth parents. With practical ideas suitable for children... More info
Safeguarding children from harm has, until recently, been driven primarily by social work practitioners. With current shifts in child care and protection practice and policy, combined with an overwhelming message of 'working together', primary health care professionals have an increasingly central part to play. It has been declared that cases of suspected child abuse and neglect should warrant the same level of urgent response as any potentially fatal childhood illness. This book provides an overview of the challenges primary health care professionals now face in recognising and responding to concerns about... More info