Talking about death and bereavement in school : how to help children aged 4 to 11 to feel supported and understood / Ann Chadwick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chadwick, Ann, 1937-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bereavement in children.

Death--Social aspects.

Death.

Death--Psychological aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (82 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Talking Abou tDeath and Bereavementin School: How to Help Children Aged 4 to 11 to Feel Supported and Understood; Acknowledgements; Preface; Society's attitude to death; Teaching opportunities; Children aged 4 to 7; Children aged 7 to 11; Heaven or...?; Concepts of death; Effects on the school; Death of a staff member; Reaction of adults; Reaction of pupils; Death of a pupil; Multiple losses in the school; How the school responds; Collectively; Helping individuals; Case study: Responding to the death of a child's mother; Effects on adults; Effects on the child; Emotional; Educational

BehaviouralOlder children; Explaining the reality; The effects of bereavement on learning; Social effects; Spiritual and cultural issues; Spiritual and cultural issues need explaining; Summary; Recommended reading and resources; Recommended reading; For children aged 7 to 11 years; For professionals and parents; Useful organizations and websites; CD/Audio Tape

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-283-29155-X

9786613291554

0-85700-527-8

OCLC:

758334055