The Companioning the Grieving Child Curriculum Book

Activities to Help Children and Teens Heal

Patricia Morrissey

• Publisher: Companion Press
• eBook ISBN:
  9781617221873
• Year: 2013

Based on Alan Wolfelt's six needs of mourning and written to pair with Companioning the Grieving Child, this thorough guide provides hundreds of hands-on activities tailored for grieving children in three age groups: preschool, elementary, and teens. Through the use of readings, games, discussion questions, and arts and crafts, caregivers can help grieving young people acknowledge the reality of the death, embrace the pain of the loss, remember the person who died, develop a new self-identity, search for meaning, and accept support. Sample activities include grief sock puppets, expression bead bracelets, the nurturing game, and writing an autobiographical poem. Activities are presented in an easy-to-follow format, and each has a goal, an objective, a sequential description of the activity, and a list of needed materials.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Foreword by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• How to Use this Book
• Need One: Acknowledge the Reality of the Death
• Need Two: Embrace the Pain of the Loss
• Need Three: Remember the Person Who Died
• Need Four: Develop a New Self-Identity
• Need Five: Search for Purpose and Meaning
• Need Six: Receive Continued Adult Support
• Icebreakers
• Books, Games, and Other Resources
• About the Author