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EJ584450 PS529201

Title: "Our Guinea Pig Is Dead!" Young Children Cope with Death.
Author(s): Thomason, Nita Davison
Source: Dimensions of Early Childhood, v27 n2 p26-29 Spr 1999
Publication Date: 1999
ISSN:1068-6177
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Descriptive (141)
Journal Announcement: CIJNOV1999

Describes how children develop a concept of death, and presents suggestions for classroom experiences to help young children cope with death. Considers children's attendance at funerals and how to answer children's questions about death. Lists 14 children's books about death. (KB)

Descriptors: Bereavement; Books; Childrens Literature; Cognitive Development; *Coping; *Death; Early Childhood Education; Emotional Development; *Emotional Response; Grief;
Teacher Student Relationship; *Young Children
Identifiers: Funerals