Helping Children to Cope with Loss

Saying good-bye, loss and death are part of children's lives, too. Nevertheless, many grown-ups avoid talking about this topic with children. Tabuthema Trauerarbeit approaches this issue from three ways:

• Experience

Reflecting their own biography, this book helps educators and teachers to get a natural and relaxed attitude to the subject.

• Developmental Psychology

Basic knowledge of developmental psycholgy helps to understand how children experience a loss at different ages. From this point of view, different pedagogic approaches can be developed how to help children and parents in that situation.

• Suggestions for Practical Work

Plenty of ideas show how the subject of mourning can be integrated in general kindergarten education.

First Published: 2002
Print Run: 5th edition July 2011