Originally Posted By
Susan M. Ward
I commend you for being so tuned into the topic of grief. For so long, our society ignored the grief of children. Since children didn't grieve the same as adults, it was thought that they weren't grieving.
Two books I reccomend... When Children Grieve by John James and Russell Friedman. While I didn't like the writing style, the information was some of the freshest and most progressive on how to deal with grief. It rips up some of our myths about grief i.e. keep busy, time will heal, etc. It's written for adults to help children, but will provide adults with a new way of looking at issues of grief themselves. The other book is a small children's book called The Fall of Freddie the Leaf by Leo Buscaglia. Through quiet words and beautiful photography it presents death as part of life.
Best wishes as you help your son and yourself through these difficult times.
Susan Ward
Older Child Adoption Online Magazine
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