When A Child Dies

Author : Patricia Wittberger,Russ Wittberger
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2004-08-04
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781469112251

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When a Child Dies from Drugs by Patricia Wittberger,Russ Wittberger Pdf

“When a Child Dies From Drugs” is written by parents to help other parents who are experiencing the ultimate tragedy of their child’s death from drugs or alcohol - parents who find themselves isolated in a fathomless dark void wondering whether they will ever resurface into the real world again. This book offers strength, practical advice and an aid in grief recovery for parents and families, gleaned not only from personal experiences but also from meeting with many parents through their out-reach program,"G.R.A.S.P."(Grief Recovery After Substance Passing) Subjects covered range from the emotional trauma of learning of the child’s demise and on through the guilt, denial, anger, “what-if’s” and, finally, acceptance and to suggestions of how to cope daily and into a future which will never be the same. It is also illuminating to all those who know someone who has lost a loved one through drugs -What to say and do? What NOT to say and do? There is advice here for those who want to support families in grief. With personal insights this book is very much like friends reaching out to friends in compassion and kindness - friends who understand because, quite simply, the writers continue to be on the same journey as those they will comfort.

Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee on Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Children and Their Families
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 713 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2003-02-09
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309084376

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When Children Die by Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee on Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Children and Their Families Pdf

The death of a child is a special sorrow. No matter the circumstances, a child's death is a life-altering experience. Except for the child who dies suddenly and without forewarning, physicians, nurses, and other medical personnel usually play a central role in the lives of children who die and their families. At best, these professionals will exemplify "medicine with a heart." At worst, families' encounters with the health care system will leave them with enduring painful memories, anger, and regrets. When Children Die examines what we know about the needs of these children and their families, the extent to which such needs areâ€"and are notâ€"being met, and what can be done to provide more competent, compassionate, and consistent care. The book offers recommendations for involving child patients in treatment decisions, communicating with parents, strengthening the organization and delivery of services, developing support programs for bereaved families, improving public and private insurance, training health professionals, and more. It argues that taking these steps will improve the care of children who survive as well as those who do notâ€"and will likewise help all families who suffer with their seriously ill or injured child. Featuring illustrative case histories, the book discusses patterns of childhood death and explores the basic elements of physical, emotional, spiritual, and practical care for children and families experiencing a child's life-threatening illness or injury.

Author : Sukie Miller
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2002-08-12
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780684865614

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Finding Hope When a Child Dies by Sukie Miller Pdf

A renowned psychotherapist offers parents who have suffered the death of a child a new context for understanding and coping with their loss. Miller draws on years of research to present a wide-ranging look at the rituals parents practice around the world to understand both why their child has died and to find a comforting explanation for what happens to children after death.

Author : Richard S. Hipps
Publisher : Smyth & Helwys Publishing, Inc.
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1573120324

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When a Child Dies by Richard S. Hipps Pdf

Whether toddlers or teens, losing a child is the most shocking and unnatural event a parent can experience. Learn to survive the trauma as you share the intimate stories of individuals who have recently lost children and others who have been grieving for over forty years.

Author : Ann K. Finkbeiner
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-11
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781476725703

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After the Death of a Child by Ann K. Finkbeiner Pdf

For a parent, losing a child is the most devastating event that can occur. Most books on the subject focus on grieving and recovery, but as most parents agree, there is no recovery from such a loss. This book examines the continued love parents feel for their child and the many poignant and ingenious ways they devise to preserve the bond. Through detailed profiles of parents, Ann Finkbeiner shows how new activities and changed relationships with their spouse, friends, and other children can all help parents preserve a bond with the lost child. Based on extensive interviews and grief research, Finkbeiner explains how parents have changed five to twenty-five years after the deaths of their children. The first half of the book discusses the short- and long-term effects of the child’s death on the parent’s relationships with the outside world, that is, with their spouses, other children, friends, and relatives. The second half of the book details the effect on the parents’ internal world: their continuing sense of guilt; their need to place the death in some larger context and their inability sometimes to consistently do so; their new set of priorities; the nature of their bond with the lost child and the subtle and creative ways they have of continuing that bond. Finkbeiner’s central point is not so much how parents grieve for their children, but how they love them. Refusing to fall back on pop jargon about “recovery” or to offer easy solutions or standardized timelines, Finkbeiner’s is a genuine and moving search to come to terms with loss. Her complex profiles of parents resonate with the honesty and authenticity of uncomfortable emotions expressed and, most importantly, shared with others experiencing a similar loss. Finally, each profile exemplifies the many heroic ways parents learn to live with their pain, and by so doing, honor the lives their children should have lived.

Author : Joan Hagan Arnold,Penelope Buschman Gemma
Publisher : Charles Press Pubs(PA)
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Bereavement
ISBN : UOM:39015043802811

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A Child Dies by Joan Hagan Arnold,Penelope Buschman Gemma Pdf

Author : Institute of Medicine,Committee for the Study of Health Consequences of the Stress of Bereavement
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1984-02-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309034388

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Bereavement by Institute of Medicine,Committee for the Study of Health Consequences of the Stress of Bereavement Pdf

"The book is well organized, well detailed, and well referenced; it is an invaluable sourcebook for researchers and clinicians working in the area of bereavement. For those with limited knowledge about bereavement, this volume provides an excellent introduction to the field and should be of use to students as well as to professionals," states Contemporary Psychology. The Lancet comments that this book "makes good and compelling reading....It was mandated to address three questions: what is known about the health consequences of bereavement; what further research would be important and promising; and whether there are preventive interventions that should either be widely adopted or further tested to evaluate their efficacy. The writers have fulfilled this mandate well."

Author : Michaelene Mundy
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-28
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781497696594

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What Happens When Someone Dies? by Michaelene Mundy Pdf

The author of the top-selling Sad Isn’t Bad: A Good-Grief Guidebook for Kids Dealing With Loss here helps children as they first experience the reality—and the mystery—of death and funerals. She carefully explains to children how we celebrate the life of a departed one through both sadness and joy. A sampling of the titles of the various booklet sections: Why Do People Die? Does It Hurt to Die? What Happens at the Funeral Home? What Will It Be Like at the Church Service? What Happens at the Cemetery? What Can I Do About My Sad Feelings? What Will Heaven Be Like? When Will Everything Be OK Again? Through her experience as a counselor, teacher, mother, and accomplished children’s author, Michaelene Mundy here offers a loving and truly helpful guide for kids.

Author : Ronald H. Nash
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310225560

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When a Baby Dies by Ronald H. Nash Pdf

Is my baby with God now? What does the Bible say to such a question? What hope does it offer parents grieving the loss of a precious child? The answers are merciful; however, the implications are not simple. Is God a universalist? Is there salvation after death? What is the role of infant baptism? And what about the doctrine of depravity? If a baby is born into sin, then what? For parents seeking solace for their grief, and for pastors looking for biblical grounds to offer comfort and assurance, this much needed book offers insights that are rich in hope and grounded solidly in Scripture.

Author : Gloria Horsley,Heidi Horsley
Publisher : Open to Hope
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-15
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1945549106

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Open to Hope by Gloria Horsley,Heidi Horsley Pdf

Whether a death is sudden or anticipated, losing a loved one shakes us to our very core, destroying our belief in a just, safe, and predictable world. Grief often changes us quickly both physically and mentally. It is like being kidnapped and suddenly transported to a foreign land without luggage, a passport, or the language to make sense of what's happening. Even if you have a road map for getting through the pain and anguish, you still have to take the trip. The purpose of this book is to help you find threads of hope that will assist your recovery and help you carry on. By sharing inspirational stories, personal experiences, and professional advice from contributors to theOpen to Hope website, we trust that you will be comforted and inspired by learning how others dealt with their losses, what they saw as roadblocks, and how they handled them as well as what it has taken for them to not only survive, but thrive. We want to help you resume leading the life that you were meant to live--a life of satisfaction and one driven by a belief in your own personal power for change.

Author : J. William Worden
Publisher : Guilford Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1996-10-18
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1572301481

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Children and Grief by J. William Worden Pdf

Drawing upon extensive interviews and assessments of school-age children who have lost a parent to death, this book offers a richly textured portrait of the mourning process in children. The volume presents major findings from the Child Bereavement Study and places them in the context of previous research, shedding new light on both the wide range of normal variation in children's experience of grief and the factors that put bereaved children at risk. The book also compares parentally bereaved children with those who have suffered loss of a sibling to death, or of a parent through divorce, exploring similarities and differences in these experiences of loss. A concluding section explores the clinical implications of the findings and includes a review of intervention models and activities, as well as a screening instrument designed to help identify high-risk bereaved children.

Author : Richard S. Hipps
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780595485390

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When a Child Dies by Richard S. Hipps Pdf

When a Child Dies gives help and encouragement based on the reality of God's love and covenant with God's children. Written from the heart by parents who know firsthand the pain that follows the loss of a child, these intensely personal stories will help grieving parents deal with life after the child they loved so deeply suffers an untimely death. Zig Ziglar, Author and Motivational Speaker . The work of bereavement is to tell and retell the stories until we get them right. The parents in this book have gotten their stories right. Diane Komp, Author of Children Are . . . Images of Grace: A Pediatrician's Trilogy of Faith, Hope and Love

Author : David Kessler
Publisher : Scribner
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-05
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781501192739

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Finding Meaning by David Kessler Pdf

In this groundbreaking new work, David Kessler—an expert on grief and the coauthor with Elisabeth Kübler-Ross of the iconic On Grief and Grieving—journeys beyond the classic five stages to discover a sixth stage: meaning. In 1969, Elisabeth Kübler Ross first identified the stages of dying in her transformative book On Death and Dying. Decades later, she and David Kessler wrote the classic On Grief and Grieving, introducing the stages of grief with the same transformative pragmatism and compassion. Now, based on hard-earned personal experiences, as well as knowledge and wisdom earned through decades of work with the grieving, Kessler introduces a critical sixth stage. Many people look for “closure” after a loss. Kessler argues that it’s finding meaning beyond the stages of grief most of us are familiar with—denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance—that can transform grief into a more peaceful and hopeful experience. In this book, Kessler gives readers a roadmap to remembering those who have died with more love than pain; he shows us how to move forward in a way that honors our loved ones. Kessler’s insight is both professional and intensely personal. His journey with grief began when, as a child, he witnessed a mass shooting at the same time his mother was dying. For most of his life, Kessler taught physicians, nurses, counselors, police, and first responders about end of life, trauma, and grief, as well as leading talks and retreats for those experiencing grief. Despite his knowledge, his life was upended by the sudden death of his twenty-one-year-old son. How does the grief expert handle such a tragic loss? He knew he had to find a way through this unexpected, devastating loss, a way that would honor his son. That, ultimately, was the sixth state of grief—meaning. In Finding Meaning, Kessler shares the insights, collective wisdom, and powerful tools that will help those experiencing loss. Finding Meaning is a necessary addition to grief literature and a vital guide to healing from tremendous loss. This is an inspiring, deeply intelligent must-read for anyone looking to journey away from suffering, through loss, and towards meaning.

Author : National Alliance for Grieving Children Staff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 099638040X

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When Someone Dies by National Alliance for Grieving Children Staff Pdf

The death of a family member or friend has a lasting impact on the lives of children. Often, families are at a loss as to how to talk to their children about death, and how to engage them in end of life rituals. "When Someone Dies" is an activity book for children that also provides valuable information to parents and caregivers about how grief impacts children, and offers guidance about how adults can connect with children on the very difficult subjects of death, dying, and bereavement.

Author : Theresa Huntley
Publisher : Augsburg Books
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2001-07-01
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1451419023

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When Your Child Dies by Theresa Huntley Pdf

No parent wants to face the loss of a child. Drawing on her experience as a counselor, Huntley addresses the magnitude of this loss and its immediate and future impact. She also discusses the difficult task of mourning, different ways of grieving, and how a child's death can affect parents' other relationships.