Product Description

This new edition covers the entire course of grieving, from the immediate aftermath of a parent's death through to the point of recovery, paying particular attention to the many circumstances that can complicate mourning.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #102365 in Books
• Published on: 1999-03-18
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 216 pages

Review
'This second edition of - When Parents Die takes account of new research in the field as well as drawing on the author's growing experience. It can be highly recommended to counsellors and teachers as well as to the bereaved people for whom it is written.'

'Every young person who grieves for a dead parent will find this book speaks to them.' - Dr Dora Black, Traumatic Stress Clinic Child & Family Services

From the Back Cover
The death of a parent marks an emotional and psychological watershed in a person's life. For children and teenagers, the loss of a parent if not handled sensitively can be a lasting trauma, and for adults too a parent's death can be a tremendous blow.
First publlished in 1992, this new edition of When Parents Die will speak to bereaved children of all ages. Rebecca Abrams draws on her personal and professional understandings of parental loss, as well as the experiences of many other adults, teenagers and young children, to provide the reader with an honest, compassionate and insightful exploration of the experience of losing a parent.
This new edition covers the entire course of grieving, from the immediate aftermath of a parent's death through to the point of recovery, paying particular attention to the many circumstances that can prolong and complicate mourning.
The previous edition of When Parents Die has established itself as an indispensible aid to the bereaved and the many professionals who work with them. Written in a clear and sympathetic style, this new edition has been fully revised and updated to take account of recent research and theoretical developments.

Customer Reviews

an excellent and understandable book for any bereaved child
I first picked this book shortly after my mother died from cancer. I am 24 and was very sceptical that any book could offer me words of comfort or reassurance during my time of grieving. Yet this book offered both of these and more. A very well written book which is understandable and reaches out to the reader, explaining that many of the taboo feelings that they may be experiencing are normal and to be expected. It also takes the reader through the different stages of grief, from the immediate feelings through to two years later, therefore preparing the reader to expect their grief to last longer than society allows.

A very practical book written for the grieving child of any age, though particularly useful to the teenager/young adult.

Empathetic and helpful
Having lost both my parents before the age of 21, I had searched for a book that could help me with the (what seemed like endless) process of making sense of it all. This book is fantastic - it includes the acknowledgement of pain and sorrow, but the promise of better things to come. Written in a fantastic style which is neither patronising or overly formal, I would heartily recommend this to anyone who has experienced losing a parent and has wondered from time to time if they are actually going mad - this book normalises and offers reasons why everything can seem a bit wonky.

Finally someone understands
- A very tough subject to write on, but this book is so honestly written, heartwarming, tear jerking and comforting at the same time.

All those feeling you go through are normal- other people feel them too, and this book highlights the tragic loss of a loved one, but re-itterates you are allowed to have a rollercoaster of emotions, and that you are perfectly entitled to feel what you want. Some bits are tough to deal with, but this really really helped me realise I am not a freak!
I would reccomend it to anyone in this horrible situation