Coping with Loss. The Life Changes Handbook
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Struggling to fit in with your stepfamily?Children's LiteratureOne in the "Really Useful Handbook" series, this edition deals with loss, whether it be personal life changes, family changes or illness and bereavement. Organized into four chapters, the last chapter reviews the five stages of grief and encourages getting help for dealing with loss of any kind. The interesting layout and graphics in this handbook will be highly appealing to preteens and teens alike. Lists of how-to's, boxed questions and answers, and tips and vignettes from real teens add interest to an otherwise sensitive subject matter. The book reinforces the fact that we all deal with loss of one kind or another and learning skills to cope or help others cope is a plus. A glossary, an index, and sources for further info are included. Reviewer: Meredith Kiger, Ph.D.
chapter 1 life changescoping with change 4changing schools and friends 6body changes and growing up 8emotional changes and loss 10changes at home 12chapter 2 family changesmoving and emigrating 14parents separating 16divorce 18stepfamilies 20stepsiblings 22chapter 3 illness and bereavementliving with an illness 24death of a grandparent 26death of a parent 28losing a friend 30coping with a funeral 32chapter 4 living with lossgrief - dealing with loss 34depression versus sadness 36who to talk to 38helping a friend cope with change 40making change work for you 42the five stages of grief 44glossary 46further information 47index 48
\ Children's Literature - Meredith Kiger\ One in the "Really Useful Handbook" series, this edition deals with loss, whether it be personal life changes, family changes or illness and bereavement. Organized into four chapters, the last chapter reviews the five stages of grief and encourages getting help for dealing with loss of any kind. The interesting layout and graphics in this handbook will be highly appealing to preteens and teens alike. Lists of how-to's, boxed questions and answers, and tips and vignettes from real teens add interest to an otherwise sensitive subject matter. The book reinforces the fact that we all deal with loss of one kind or another and learning skills to cope or help others cope is a plus. A glossary, an index, and sources for further info are included. Reviewer: Meredith Kiger, Ph.D.\ \
