Online Resources:

www.apa.org, American Psychological Association

www.rivendell.org, resources for those experiencing grief and loss

www.counseling/.org/consumer_media/facts_childtrauma.htm, "Helping Children Cope with Trauma"

www.aboutourkids.org, resources for teachers and parents (NYU Child Study Center)

FOR PARENTS

Carroll, D.  (1985) Living with dying.  New York City:  McGraw Hill, Inc.

Donnelly, K.  (1982) Recovering from the loss of a child.  New York City: MacMillan Publishing Co.

Gordon, S. (1989) When living hurts. New York: Dell.

Grollman, E. (1976) Explaining Death to children. Boston, MA: Beacon Press.

Kubler-Ross, E. (1983) On children and death.  New York City. MacMillan Publishing Co.

Tatelbaum, J.  (1980)  The courage to grieve.  New York City.  Lippincott & Crowell.

FOR TEACHERS

Buscaglia, L. The fall of freddie the leaf. Holt, Rinehart.

Dodd, R. (1984) Helping children cope with death. Scottsdale, PA: Herald Press.

Heegard, M.E.  (1990) Coping with death and grief.  Minneapolis: Lerner Publications.

Jewett, C. (1982) Helping children cope with separation and loss. Boston: The Harvard Common Press.

Kubler-Ross, E. Remember the secret. Macmillan Press.

FOR ADOLESCENTS AND TEENS

Krementz, J. (1981)  How it feels when a parent dies.  New York City.  Alfred Knopf

Grollman, E. (1993) Straight Talk About Death For Teenagers: How to Cope with Losing Someone You Love. Boston, MA: Beacon Press.

Kushner, H. (1990) When bad things happen to good people. New Jersey: Outlet Book Co.

LeShan, E. (1976)  Learning to say good-bye:  When a parent dies.  New York City: MacMillan Publishing Co.

FOR CHILDREN

Brown, M. (1958) The dead bird. Young Scott Books.

DeBruyn, (1975) The beaver who wouldn’t die. Chicago, IL: Follet Publishing.

Fassler, J. (1971) My grandpa died today. Behavioral Publications.

Johnson,, Joy and Marv. (1978) Tell me, papa. tell me about deaths and funerals. Omaha, NE: Centering Corp.    [for children 6-10 years]

Lovre, C. When somebody special dies. Houghton-Mifflin. (children talking about siblings or parents who have died)

Stein, S. ( 1974) About dying. Walker and Company. (children 3 to 8 years)