Straight Talk about Death for Teenagers

Straight Talk about Death for Teenagers
Author: Earl A. Grollman
Publisher: Beacon Press
Total Pages: 164
Release: 1993-04-01
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780807025017

If you are a teenager whose friend or relative has died, this book was written for you. Earl A. Grollman, the award-winning author of Living When a Loved One Has Died, explains what to expect when you lose someone you love.

Straight Talk about Death for Teenagers

Straight Talk about Death for Teenagers
Author: Earl A. Grollman
Publisher: Beacon Press
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2014-02-18
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0807095702

If you are a teenager whose friend or relative has died, this book was written for you. Earl A. Grollman, the award-winning author of Living When a Loved One Has Died, explains what to expect when you lose someone you love.

Lifetimes

Lifetimes
Author: Bryan Mellonie
Publisher: Bantam
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2009-09-16
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0307569683

When the death of a relative, a friend, or a pet happens or is about to happen . . . how can we help a child to understand? Lifetimes is a moving book for children of all ages, even parents too. It lets us explain life and death in a sensitive, caring, beautiful way. Lifetimes tells us about beginnings. And about endings. And about living in between. With large, wonderful illustrations, it tells about plants. About animals. About people. It tells that dying is as much a part of living as being born. It helps us to remember. It helps us to understand. Lifetimes . . . a very special, very important book for you and your child. The book that explains—beautifully—that all living things have their own special Lifetimes.

Bereaved Children

Bereaved Children
Author: Earl A. Grollman
Publisher: Beacon Press
Total Pages: 254
Release: 1996-08-31
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9780807023075

Bringing together fourteen experts from across the United States and Canada, Bereaved Children and Teens is a comprehensive guide to helping children and adolescents cope with the emotional, religious, social, and physical consequences of a loved one's death. The result is an indispensable reference for parents, teachers, counselors, health-care professionals, and clergy. Topics covered include what to say and what not to say when explaining death to very young children; how teenagers grieve differently from children and adults; how to translate Protestant, Catholic, or Jewish beliefs about death into language that children can understand; how ethnic and cultural differences can affect how children grieve; what teachers and parents can do to help bereaved young people at school; and activities, books, and films that help children and teens cope.

Dying, Death, and Bereavement

Dying, Death, and Bereavement
Author: Lewis R. Aiken
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 451
Release: 2001
Genre: Bereavement
ISBN: 0805835032

Textbook for Death & Dying courses in psych, soc, soc work, nursing, development, and counseling depts.

When a Friend Dies

When a Friend Dies
Author: Marilyn E. Gootman
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
Total Pages: 137
Release: 2020-12-22
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN: 1631984233

Updated third edition offers sensitive advice and genuine understanding for teens coping with grief and loss. The death of a friend is a wrenching event for anyone at any age and can spark feelings that range from sadness to guilt to anxiety. Teenagers especially need help coping with grief and loss. This sensitive book answers questions grieving teens often have, like “How should I be acting?” “How long will this last?” and “What if I can’t handle my grief on my own?” The book also addresses the complicated emotions that can accompany the death of an acquaintance, as opposed to a close friend. The advice is gentle, non-preachy, and compassionate; recommended for parents and teachers of teens who have experienced a painful loss. This updated edition of a classic resource includes new quotes from teens as well as insights into losing a friend or an acquaintance in a school shooting or through other violence. The book also features updated resources and recommended reading, including information on suicide hotlines and other support for anyone in crisis.

Monkey Mind

Monkey Mind
Author: Daniel Smith
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2013-06-11
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1439177317

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.

More Straight Talk

More Straight Talk
Author: Dr. Ralph E. Jones
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 107
Release: 2013-04-12
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1481736272

In More "Straight Talk, Answers to Questions Young People ask about Alcohol," the author faces us with information on what continues to be one of the most pressing drug problems of our society, the consumption and abuse of alcoholic beverages. The question and answer format makes the topic easily understandable for young and old alike and the author approaches the topic from the understanding and empathic heart of a counselor. Without question, this book is a must read for anyone interested in the problems associated with alcohol abuse in our families and society. It is especially imperative for parents of young children to read this book to gain information which will enable them to answer honestly and factually their children's questions about the use and abuse of alcohol. This book is an invaluable resource to help educators, the clergy, those engaged in substance abuse prevention and treatment, and others engaged in health care and the helping professions. Without question, Dr. Jones book is a must read for anyone interested in the problems associated with alcohol abuse in our families and society. It is especially imperative for parents of Young children to read this book to gain information which will enable them to answer honestly and factually their childrens questions about the use and abuse of alcohol. Donald E. Smith, BS, M.Ed., Ed.D

Dying, Death, and Grief

Dying, Death, and Grief
Author: M. A. Simpson
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1468434683

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Living When a Young Friend Commits Suicide

Living When a Young Friend Commits Suicide
Author: Earl A. Grollman
Publisher: Beacon Press
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2010-09-22
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0807095540

In the last thirty years, the suicide rate among young people has tripled. In this book addressed to the young survivors of this epidemic, Earl A. Grollman, the internationally known lecturer, writer, and grief counselor, and Max Malikow, a psychotherapist and pastoral counselor, offer solace and guidance to adolescents who are confronted with someone of their own age who is contemplating or has committed suicide.