Bereavement Professional

  • 1.  Supporting Grieving Children Literature Resource

    Posted 10-21-2014 06:54 PM
    Hello and Happy Tuesday!

    I am currently expanding our resource section for children and families.  I am curious to know what fellow hospices are offering to hospice families and/or community members in need additional guidance in supporting children before and after their loved one passes. 

    Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.  Thank you!

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    Tara Garlock
    Project & Support Specialist/Bereavement Coordinator
    Klamath Hospice, Inc.
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  • 2.  RE: Supporting Grieving Children Literature Resource

    Posted 10-22-2014 09:59 AM
    I have compiled a book list for adults and children on death/dying and grief. 
    My current "go to" book for children and grief is "When Dinosaurs Die" by Brown & Brown. 


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    Christine Mize
    Social Worker/ Bereavement Counselor
    Hospice of Southern Illinois, Inc.
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  • 3.  RE: Supporting Grieving Children Literature Resource

    Posted 10-22-2014 11:06 AM
    • Hi - Here is a compilation of a couple of lists that I have. Good Luck.  My go to book is also When Dinosaurs Die. Diane

    • How are you Peeling? (Saxton Freymann & Joost Elffers, 1999). Children identify different emotions with the expressive "faces" of fruits and vegetables.

    • When Dinosaurs Die (Laurie Krasny Brown and Marc Brown, 1996). A picture book that explains in simple language the feelings people may have regarding the death of loved ones and ways to honor their memory.

    • When a Friend Dies (Marilyn E. Gootman, 2005). This user friendly book speaks simply and directly to anyone who has suffered the loss of a friend. It also addresses loss by violence.

    • Fire in My Heart, Ice In My Veins (Enid Samuel- Traisman, 2002). A journal for teenagers who have experienced a loss. This workbook offers opportunities to assist students through their grief or allow them to process feelings on their own.

    • Journal - For ages 8-12 Remember...A Child Remembers by Enid Samuel Traisman 

    • For Parents: 

    • This Little While:  For parents experiencing the death of a very small infant by Joy and Dr. S.M. Johnson

    •  When Hello Means Goodbye:  A guide for parents whose child dies before birth, at birth or shortly after birth by Pat Schwiebert.

    •  Empty Arms:  coping after miscarriage, stillbirth and infant death by Sherokee Ilse

    • Couple Communication After a Baby Dies: Differing Perspectives by Sherokee Ilse and Tim Nelson

    •  The Worst Loss:  How Families Heal from the Death of a Child By: Barbara D. Rosof

    •  Waiting for Gabriel:  by Amy Kuebelbeck

    •  An Exact Replica of a Figment of my Imagination:  A Memoir, by Elizabeth McCracken

    •  A Broken Heart Still Beats: After Your Child Dies:  by Annie McCracken and Mary Semel (compilation).

    •  A Silent Sorrow Pregnancy Loss:  Guidance and Support for You and Your Family By:

    • Ingrid Kohn, MSW, and Perry -Lynn Moffit, MD

    •  How to Survive The Loss of a Child:  Filling the Emptiness and Rebuilding Your Life By: Catherine M. Saunders. Ph.D.

    •  For Children:

    •  Lost and Found: Remembering a Sister: by Ellen Yeomans

    • (Loss of a sister from cancer)

    •  No New Baby: For Siblings who have a brother or sister die before birth: by Marilyn Gryte

    •  Remembering our Baby: A workbook for children whose brother or sister died by Patti Keough (Centering Corporation)

    •  My Always Sister/Brother Coloring Book:  Available from The Centering Corporation. for very young children.

    •  Where's Jess:  by Joy and Marv Johnson.

    •  Something Happened:  A book for children and parents who have experienced pregnancy loss by Cathy Blanford

    •  Where Do People Go When They Die?:  by Mindy Avra Portnoy

    •  What on Earth Do You Do When Someone Dies?:  by Trevor Romain

    •  Am I still a Sister?:  by Alicia Sims

    •  Anna's scrapbook:  Journal of a Sister's Love by Susan Aitken

    •  I Miss You:  A First Look At Death by Pat Thomas

    •  Sad Isn't Bad:  A Good Grief Guidebook for Kids Dealing With Loss by: Michaelene Mundy

    •  Lifetimes: The beautiful way to explain death to children by: Bryan Mellonie and Robert Ingpen

    • Chester Raccoon and the Acorn Full of Memories - by Audrey Penn - we just started using this. Death of a friend.  



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    Diane Snyder Cowan, MA, MT-BC, CHPCA
    Director of Bereavement Center
    Hospice of the Western Reserve, Inc
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  • 4.  RE: Supporting Grieving Children Literature Resource

    Posted 10-22-2014 11:16 AM
    Good Morning!
    I really enjoy sharing Sesame Street's "When families grieve" video and story kit.  They were a free resource as well, which is always good for those of us in non-profit hospices! 

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    Caitlin Mason
    Bereavement Coordinator
    Tabitha Hospice
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