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EJ544923 PS526483
Title: Children and Death.Author(s): Christian, Linda Garris
Source: Young Children, v52 n4 p76-80 May 1997
Publication Date:1997
ISSN: 0044-0728
Language: English
Document Type: Information Analysis (070); Journal articles (080)
Journal Announcement:CIJOCT1997
Examines
young children's responses to and understanding of death. Discusses children's
concepts of death; how their grief process differs from that of adults; stages
of grief; factors affecting grief responses; acceptance of children's grief response;
support for grieving children, especially funeral services and counseling; and
preparing and educating families and children about death. (KDFB)
Descriptors:
Affective Behavior; *Bereavement; Cognitive Development; Counseling; *Death; Emotional
Development; *Grief; Play Therapy; *Young Children
Identifiers: Funerals
