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. This classic edition, which includes a new preface from the author, brings this exploration firmly into the twenty-first century and makes a convincing case that children's grief is no longer restricted only to loss-identified children. Children's grief is now endemic; it is global. Life and Loss is not just the book mental health professionals need to understand grief in the twenty-first century-it's the book they need to work with grief in a practical and constructive way.

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 20 years and has a private grief-therapy practice in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Preface to the Classic Edition. Introduction 1. Children's Loss and Grief 2. Myths of Grief 3. Four Psychological Tasks of Grief Work 4. Techniques for Grief Work 5. Preparing for a Good-bye Visit 6. Saying Good-bye to a Pet 7. The Child's World of Technology 8. Family Diversity-The New Norm: Challenges for Children 9. Family Complications and Separation: Gone but Not Forgotten 10. Especially for Educators 11. The Global Grief Team 12. Let's Explore Resources