Children Also Grieve: Talking About Death And Healing

79 Pages·2005·6.73 MB·English

by  Linda Goldman

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Children Also Grieve
Talking about Death and Healing
Linda Goldman
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A strong tree grows from a carefully tended sapling.
The education of people begins with youth.
– Popular proverb

Contents
Henry’s Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
My Memory Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Sharing Grief with Words. . . . . . . . . 70
For Caring Adults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Bibliography 78
About Linda Goldman 79

Henry’s Story
Hi. My name is Henry.
Grandfather has died and I am
very sad. I live with my friends
Ling, Suzie, and Yili. Tashi and
Sam live nearby.
This is the story of our grief
and the ways we have learned
to heal.
9
This is Ling. He is five This is Suzie. She is Ling This is Yili. He is the
years old. He is the little and Yili’s sister. She is older brother of Ling
brother of Suzie and Yili. fifteen years old. Even and Suzie. He is sixteen
He has been sad since though Grandfather died, years old. He is angry
Grandfather died and she is still happy and that Grandfather died.
doesn’t feel like playing likes to sing and dance.
ball anymore.
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