Life and Loss

For decades, Life and Loss has been the book clinicians have relied on for a full and nuanced presentation of the many issues with which grieving children grapple as well as an honest exploration of the interrelationship between unresolved grief, educational success, and responsible citizenry.

Linda Goldman is the author of several books, including Breaking the Silence: A Guide To Helping Children With Complicated Grief and Raising Our Children to Be Resilient: A Guide to Helping Children Cope With Trauma in Today's World. She has been an educator in the public school system as a teacher and counselor for almost twenty years and has a private grief-therapy practice in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Children's Loss and Grief. Myths of Grief. Four Psychological Tasks of Grief Work. Techniques for Grief Work. Preparing For a Goodbye Visit. Saying Goodbye to a Pet. The Child's World of Technology. Family Diversity . . . The New Norm: Challenges for Children. Family Complications and Separation: Gone but Not Forgotten. Especially For Educators. The Global Grief Team. Let's Explore Resources.