Parenting A Grieving Child

Drawing on personal experience and expert advice, author Mary DeTurris Poust offers a practical guide for parents helping children through the grieving process. Stories from real parents enhance the information and offer hope for healing. Written from a faith perspective, the book emphasizes the role of religion in grieving and healing.

Rather than shield children from grief, parents learn to deal with their children’s emotions and help them to face the reality and finality of death and begin healing. Creative methods like journaling, storytelling, and drawing pictures help children to face their grief and move through its phases in healthy ways. Question and answer sections offer age-appropriate responses for parents discussing death with children. Also included are helpful tips for preparing children for funerals, grief-support resources, and suggested readings.