Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-360) and indexes.
Contents:
Children, development, and encounters with death and bereavement -- The development of children's understanding of death -- Children, HIV infection, and AIDS -- Suicide and life-threatening behavior in childhood -- The cruel paradox: children who are living with life-threatening illnesses -- How bereaved children cope with loss: an overview -- Children and the death of a parent or grandparent -- Children and the death of a sibling -- Children's friendships and the death of a friend -- Children and pet loss -- Children's exposure to traumatic experiences -- The family as healing resource -- Building the foundation: preparation before a trauma -- Postvention with elementary school children -- Support groups for bereaved children -- Individual treatment of the bereaved child.
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