1st Edition

Helping Children Think about Bereavement A differentiated story and activities to help children age 5-11 deal with loss

By Heather Butler Copyright 2013
160 Pages 30 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

160 Pages 30 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

160 Pages 30 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Each year, 3,000 children and young people between the ages of 1 and 19, die as a result of illness or accident.Around 5% of children will have experienced the death of a parent by the time they are 16. Statistics indicate that up to 70% of schools have a bereaved pupil in their care at any given time. Helping Children Think about Bereavement provides a four part differentiated story and... Read more

1. Important Things to Think about Before you Start; 2. The Lessons; 3. Further Information and Resources

Biography

Heather Butler has over thirty years' experience teaching in primary classrooms and has worked with many children facing bereavement.