Never the Same: Coming to Terms with the Death of a Parent Spanish

Never the Same: Coming to Terms with the Death of a Parent SpanishChildren and teens who experience the death of a parent are never the same. Unaddressed grief can lead to depression, substance abuse, and relationship difficulties and can negatively impact children into adulthood. For at least three generations of adults, these issues have been largely ignored. Having worked with thousands of families as the Executive Director Emeritus of Dougy Center: The National Grief Center for Children & Families, Dr. Donna

But what if they’re the expert about their own grief and experiences

Through humorous animal illustrations

bringing her daughter Jordyn to Dougy Center after the death of both of Jordyn’s biological parents

leaving over a quarter of a million family members to grieve their deaths

35 Ways to Help a Grieving Child (English language version) available here

how to talk with children about death at various developmental stages

concerned friend

The stories chronicled will provide a good foundation for responding to grief in your school

You will learn how death impacts teenagers and ways that you can help them

Activity journal for kids and teens

ISBN: 978-1-890534-14-1

The book also offers advice from parents and caregivers of bereaved teens on how to support adolescents and how to determine when professional help is needed