Description
Preparing the Children: Information and Ideas for Families Facing Serious Illness and Death
by Kathy Nussbaum is a comprehensive guide designed to help families navigate the difficult journey of serious illness and death, particularly focusing on the needs of children. The book emphasizes the importance of providing honest information, ensuring children feel safe, including them in family changes, and allowing them to express their grief.
It covers how children of different ages understand and cope with death, offers practical advice for maintaining routines, setting limits, and nurturing support. The book also addresses the days surrounding death, including comfort treatment, approaching death, and death rituals. It provides strategies for helping children heal from their loss, such as acknowledging the loss, embracing memories, expressing pain, and integrating the death into their lives. The guide includes resources for further reading and support, making it a valuable tool for families dealing with life-threatening illness and bereavement.
ISBN: 978-1-156123-294-9
