When a Grandparent Dies: A Kid's Own Remembering Workbook for Dealing with Shiva and the Year Beyond

by Nechama Liss-Levinson

Overview

The death of a grandparent is often a child's first encounter with grief. Why did this happen? What should I do? How do I feel? When a Grandparent Dies helps children to participate in the process of mourning, and to overcome the awkwardness that can often accompany the traditional grieving rituals and events. Drawing on psychology and Jewish tradition, this workbook guides children from the immediacy of shiva through the entire year of mourning. For ages 7 to 13, it combines sensitive, down-to-earth guided exercises with places to write, draw, list, create, and express feelings. When a Grandparent Dies gives children and parents a unique opportunity for sharing as they come to know more about themselves, their family, and the complexities of life and death.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781879045446
Publisher:	TURNER PUB CO
Publication date:	06/01/1995
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	3.15(w) x 3.94(h) x 0.31(d)
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

About the Author

Nechama Liss-Levinson, PhD, is a psychologist and psychoanalyst in private practice and author of When a Grandparent Dies: A Kid's Own Remembering Workbook for Dealing with Shiva and the Year Beyond; Talking to Children about Death; and Remembering My Pet: A Kid's Own Spiritual Workbook for When a Pet Dies, as well as many articles on developmental milestones in the Jewish family, and the emotional impact of death and illness on children and adults. She lives on Long Island, New York, with her husband and two daughters.

Nechama Liss-Levinson PhD is available to speak on the following topics:

• Musings, Milestones and Mayhem at Midlife
• Not Your Bubby's Bubby: Being a Modern Jewish Grandmother
• Talking to Children about Death
• When a Grandparent Dies: Helping the Whole Family to Cope
• Whose Bat Mitzvah Is It Anyway? Coming of Age and Coming Together