A Healing Place: Help Your Child Find Hope and Happiness After the Loss of Aloved One (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780399535048)

Real-world advice for caregivers of grieving children?from the founder of the nationally acclaimed, non-profit organization Kate's Club.

Kate's Club is dedicated to empowering children and teens who have lost loved ones. Based on its founder's down-to-earth philosophy on how to handle grief, A Healing Place aims to help parents cope with the realities and daily struggles grieving children face in a forthright, compassionate manner.

The book is written from Kate's own personal experiences after having lost, at the age of 12, her mother to breast cancer, as well as featuring experiences of the many families she has encountered through Kate's Club. Chapter topics include:

? Embracing, not erasing memories
? Giving the child a voice
? How caregivers can be strong role models
? Handling transitions and traditions

Author: Kathryn Atwood,John Kelly
ISBN-10: 0399535047
ISBN-13: 9780399535048
Publisher: Tarcher
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2009
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.16w x 0.58d