Book Detail:
Author: Earl A. Grollman
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 0807023612
Size: 47.53 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Mobi
Release Date: 2011-09-06
Category: Self-Help
Language: en
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Download PDF Talking About Death eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad. Why do people die? How do you explain the loss of a loved one to a child? This book is a compassionate guide for adults and children to read together, featuring a read-along story and answers to questions children ask about death. Talking about Death is a classic guide for parents helping their children through the death of a loved one. With a helpful list of dos and don'ts, an illustrated read-along dialogue, and a guide to explaining death, Grollman provides sensitive and timely advice for families coping with loss. This redesigned and updated edition explains what children at different developmental stages can and can't understand about death; reveals why it's crucial to be honest about death; helps you understand the way children express emotions like denial, grief, crying, anger, and guilt; and discusses children's reactions to different kinds of death, from the death of a parent to the death of a pet.

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Book Detail:
Author: Dr. Kathy Kortes-Miller
Publisher: ECW Press
ISBN: 1773051768
Size: 29.32 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Mobi
Release Date: 2018-03-06
Category: Self-Help
Language: en
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Download PDF Talking About Death Won T Kill You eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad. This practical handbook will equip readers with the tools to have meaningful conversations about death and dying Death is a part of life. We used to understand this, and in the past, loved ones generally died at home with family around them. But in just a few generations, death has become a medical event, and we have lost the ability to make this last part of life more personal and meaningful. Today people want to regain control over health-care decisions for themselves and their loved ones. Talking About Death Won’t Kill You is the essential handbook to help Canadians navigate personal and medical decisions for the best quality of life for the end of our lives. Noted palliative-care educator and researcher Kathy Kortes-Miller shows readers how to identify and reframe limiting beliefs about dying with humor and compassion. With robust resource lists, Kortes-Miller addresses advance care plans for ourselves and our loved ones how to have conversations about end-of-life wishes with loved ones how to talk to children about death how to build a compassionate workplace practical strategies to support our colleagues how to talk to health-care practitioners how to manage challenging family dynamics as someone is dying what is involved in medical assistance in dying (MAID) Far from morbid, these conversations are full of meaning and life — and the relief that comes from knowing what your loved ones want, and what you want for yourself.

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Book Detail:
Author: Virginia Morris
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 9781565124370
Size: 40.42 MB
Format: PDF, Kindle
Release Date: 2004-01-01
Category: Self-Help
Language: en
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Status: Available

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Download PDF Talking About Death eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad. Morris helps turn fears into constructive, practical action by teaching readers how to be better prepared, make better decisions, and be more in control of the options that will surround their own death and the death of loved ones.

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Book Detail:
Author: Virginia Morris
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 9780761112310
Size: 49.36 MB
Format: PDF
Release Date: 2001
Category: Death
Language: en
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Status: Available

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Download PDF Talking About Death Won T Kill You eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad. Discusses the importance of the reader's acknowledgement of his or her own mortality in order to prepare for death, and provides information about pain relief, living wills, medical directives, and hospice care.

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Book Detail:
Author: Sally Cant
Publisher: People with Passion Publishing
ISBN: 9780992314217
Size: 27.55 MB
Format: PDF
Release Date: 2015-08-01
Category: Family & Relationships
Language: en
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Status: Available

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Download PDF Conversations About Death eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad. This book contains a wealth of information that will make you feel more relaxed, open and comforted talking about death and dying. This book will, amongst many other things, look at what choices people have when faced with death themselves, or the death of a loved one, and reveal all you need to know about the funeral industry.

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Book Detail:
Author: Susan Walker
Publisher: Canterbury Press
ISBN: 1786224631
Size: 74.24 MB
Format: PDF, Mobi
Release Date: 2022-11-30
Category: Religion
Language: en
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Status: Available

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Download PDF Talking About Death eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad. Death remains a difficult topic to address openly, left to professionals in hospitals and hospices. Talking About Death aims to equip ministers and pastoral carers to enable individuals and families to say and do the important things on their minds. It includes: Learning How To Die: How the medicalisation of death has affected thinking around death; the role of Christian faith. Talking about death positively: exploring the string feelings around death; how theories of loss can be helpful. Christian Approaches to Talking About Death and Dying Societal Attitudes To Talking About Death And Dying What is to be gained by talking about death and Dying Practical examples and stories Contemplating our own death – resources for end of life conversations

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Book Detail:
Author: National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Size: 28.50 MB
Format: PDF, Docs
Release Date: 1979
Category: Children and death
Language: en
View: 7749
Status: Available

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Download PDF Talking To Children About Death eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad.

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Book Detail:
Author: Mary Fleck
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781532820526
Size: 42.59 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Docs
Release Date: 2016-06
Category:
Language: en
View: 4714
Status: Available

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Download PDF Talking To Kids About Death And Dying eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad. Death is universal, and it is inevitable. We are exposed to death through various media on a daily basis. Yet death is a subject most people avoid. We hide behind euphemisms, change the subject quickly, or ignore the topic altogether. We don't know what to say or how to act around those who have experienced the death of a person who was significant in their life. We are a culture that lacks the capacity to have competent conversations about death, loss and grief, and as a result, we are unsure of how to provide support to those who are grieving, especially children. This book comprises three sections. The first section poses often asked questions and offers guidance for those seeking to understand how to engage with a grieving child. The second section details activities designed to encourage a grieving child to think their thoughts, feel their feelings, share their memories, and develop their coping skills. The final section provides a discussion guide for "What Do We Tell the Children: Talking to Kids About Death and Dying" and is intended for parents, educators and other professionals who wish to think more deeply about this topic.

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Book Detail:
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Size: 24.45 MB
Format: PDF, Docs
Release Date: 1993
Category: Children
Language: en
View: 7253
Status: Available

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Download PDF Talking To Children About Death eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad.

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Book Detail:
Author: Ann Chadwick
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN: 9780857005274
Size: 57.40 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Docs
Release Date: 2011-10-15
Category: Self-Help
Language: en
View: 6349
Status: Available

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Download PDF Talking About Death And Bereavement In School eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad. Children experiencing bereavement are often confused, unprepared, and in need of help and support from those around them. It is important that school teachers and staff know how to respond to bereavement and how they can best help the child. This short, easy to read book offers simple but important advice and guidance for school teachers and staff on what to do when a child is grieving. It includes advice on explaining death to children, insights into how children may be feeling and how they may react, and ways in which they can be supported. The book also covers how bereavement can affect a child and how it can affect the whole school in the case of a death of a pupil or staff member. It also stresses the importance of teaching the facts of death to children and includes ideas on how to incorporate this into lessons. This book is ideal for all staff in a school setting who are in need of easily digestible and practical guidance on how to support children after bereavement.

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Book Detail:
Author: Bruce S. Sanders
Publisher:
ISBN:
Size: 38.40 MB
Format: PDF
Release Date: 2006
Category: Bereavement
Language: en
View: 4718
Status: Available

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Download PDF Talking About Death Dying eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad.

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Book Detail:
Author: Mary Turner
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN: 9781846425608
Size: 10.84 MB
Format: PDF, Kindle
Release Date: 2006-09-28
Category: Social Science
Language: en
View: 3186
Status: Available

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Download PDF Talking With Children And Young People About Death And Dying eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad. 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.

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Book Detail:
Author: Christine S. Davis
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429014783
Size: 11.47 MB
Format: PDF, Docs
Release Date: 2018-07-18
Category: Language Arts & Disciplines
Language: en
View: 345
Status: Available

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Download PDF Talking Through Death eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad. Talking Through Death examines communication at the end-of-life from several different communication perspectives: interpersonal (patient, provider, family), mediated, and cultural. By studying interpersonal and family communication, cultural media, funeral related rituals, religious and cultural practices, medical settings, and legal issues surrounding advance directives, readers gain insight into the ways symbolic communication constructs the experience of death and dying, and the way meaning is infused into the process of death and dying. The book looks at the communication-related health and social issues facing people and their loved ones as they transition through the end of life experience. It reports on research recently conducted by the authors and others to create a conversational, narrative text that helps students, patients, and medical providers understand the symbolism and construction of meaning inherent in end-of-life communication.

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Book Detail:
Author: Linda Goldman
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN: 9781846424717
Size: 26.12 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Mobi
Release Date: 2006-01-16
Category: Self-Help
Language: en
View: 3218
Status: Available

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Download PDF Children Also Grieve eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad. Children Also Grieve is an imaginative resource, fully illustrated with color photographs, that offers support and reassurance to children coming to terms with the loss of a close friend or relative and to adults who are supporting them through their bereavement. The first part of the book is designed to be read and worked through by children. The story tells of the experiences of Henry, the dog of a family whose grandfather has died. During Henry's progress through the different stages of bereavement, he learns strategies for coping with his grief. At various stages of the story, Goldman provides readers with the opportunity to share their own reactions to loss through words and pictures, using specific prompt questions that encourage the exploration of different facets of grief. The second part includes a list of useful vocabulary to help children express their feelings about bereavement, a bibliography of other useful resources for both children and adults, and a section that will help adults to understand and aid children throughout the grief process. This last section also explains the approach taken in the story, details typical responses to bereavement, and discusses useful ways in which adults can discuss and share grief with children. This book is an invaluable tool for bereaved children and those who care for them.

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Book Detail:
Author: Axis
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
ISBN: 1496467922
Size: 18.59 MB
Format: PDF, ePub
Release Date: 2023-10-17
Category: Religion
Language: en
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Status: Available

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Download PDF A Parent S Guide To Talking About Death eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad. Death is hard to process at any age, so how can you begin to discuss it with your teen? Learn practical strategies to process the pain of loss by gently addressing commonly asked questions with confidence. Features: Why is talking about death so hard? Why should you talk about death? How should you talk to your teen about death? This guide also includes parent questions for personal reflection and teen discussion questions for honest conversations.

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Book Detail:
Author: Michael Hebb
Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
ISBN: 0738235318
Size: 56.26 MB
Format: PDF, Mobi
Release Date: 2018-10-02
Category: Self-Help
Language: en
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Status: Available

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Download PDF Let S Talk About Death Over Dinner eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad. For readers of Being Mortal and When Breath Becomes Air, the acclaimed founder of Death over Dinner offers a practical, inspiring guide to life's most difficult yet important conversation. Of the many critical conversations we will all have throughout our lifetime, few are as important as the ones discussing death—and not just the practical considerations, such as DNRs and wills, but what we fear, what we hope, and how we want to be remembered. Yet few of these conversations are actually happening. Inspired by his experience with his own father and countless stories from others who regret not having these conversations, Michael Hebb cofounded Death Over Dinner—an organization that encourages people to pull up a chair, break bread, and really talk about the one thing we all have in common. Death Over Dinner has been one of the most effective end-of-life awareness campaigns to date; in just three years, it has provided the framework and inspiration for more than a hundred thousand dinners focused on having these end-of-life conversations. As Arianna Huffington said, "We are such a fast-food culture, I love the idea of making the dinner last for hours. These are the conversations that will help us to evolve." Let's Talk About Death (over Dinner) offers keen practical advice on how to have these same conversations—not just at the dinner table, but anywhere. There's no one right way to talk about death, but Hebb shares time—and dinner—tested prompts to use as conversation starters, ranging from the spiritual to the practical, from analytical to downright funny and surprising. By transforming the most difficult conversations into an opportunity, they become celebratory and meaningful—ways that not only can change the way we die, but the way we live.

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Book Detail:
Author: Earl A. Grollman
Publisher: Beacon Press (MA)
ISBN:
Size: 45.95 MB
Format: PDF, Kindle
Release Date: 1976
Category: Child psychology
Language: en
View: 4505
Status: Available

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Download PDF Talking About Death eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad. A read-along picture book explaining death to young children with an extensive guide for parents. Includes lists of pertinent organizations, books, tapes, and films.

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Book Detail:
Author: Linda Goldman
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN: 1849058059
Size: 76.85 MB
Format: PDF, Kindle
Release Date: 2009
Category: Family & Relationships
Language: en
View: 3579
Status: Available

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Download PDF Great Answers To Difficult Questions About Death eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad. Why do people die?. Where is heaven?. Will I die too? What happens to me?. Death is never an easy subject for discussion and adults can have difficulty finding the right words when talking about it with children. This book explores children's thoughts and feelings on the subject and provides parents and other caring adults with guidance on how to respond to difficult questions. The author covers some of the common questions that children ask about death and provides sensitive yet candid answers in a way that children will be able to understand and relate to. Each chapter is devoted to a partic.

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Book Detail:
Author: AnneMarie McClain
Publisher: 21st Century Junior Library: T
ISBN: 9781668920312
Size: 67.86 MB
Format: PDF, Mobi
Release Date: 2023
Category: Juvenile Nonfiction
Language: en
View: 7329
Status: Available

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Download PDF Talking About Death eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad. "How do we talk about death? This book breaks down the topic of death for young readers. Filled with engaging photos and captions, this series opens up opportunities for deeper thought and informed conversation. Guided exploration of topics in 21st Century Junior Library's signature style help readers to Look, Think, Ask Questions, Make Guesses, and Create as they go!"--

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Book Detail:
Author: Elena Lister, M.D.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593419162
Size: 56.58 MB
Format: PDF, Mobi
Release Date: 2022-08-30
Category: Family & Relationships
Language: en
View: 780
Status: Available

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Download PDF Giving Hope eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad. The best and only resource you will ever need for helping any child understand and cope with illness, death, and loss Just as death is inevitable, talking about death is an inevitable part of parenting. Dr. Elena Lister and Dr. Michael Schwartzman offer us the way to have conversations with children that are as much about life as they are about death—conversations that anyone who parents, teaches, or counsels children can have. Giving Hope is a must-have resource that expands our understanding of how to prepare for, initiate, and facilitate these personal and profound conversations. The approach is honest, practical, and compassionate and will benefit a grieving child both now and in the future. Giving Hope provides us with the tools to make our children’s experiences positive and life-affirming.

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