How do you parent a child or adolescent whose loved one or friend has died? How can you understand what to expect, what to say, and what to do? 10 Steps is a sensitive, to-the-point guidebook that uses a combination of empathetic descriptions, clear explanations, illustrative stories, and practical suggestions to aid you on your journey. It includes special sections for parenting children grieving the loss of a brother or sister, loss from suicide, multiple losses, and loss of someone killed by another person, as well as a short section on trauma. With your help, the children you love can continue their growth, telling a story of their lives that includes nourishing memories and a sense of themselves as strong, resilient, caring people. The perfect resource for parents, grandparents, loving relatives, and caring adult friends--and also for teachers, counselors, and other professionals helping children and parents with loss and grief.
"An invaluable, compelling resource of skillfully blended tools helps us to understand the children's world of death. To read the children's words of death with innocent beauty is a rare and heart-breaking privilege." Rabbi Earl A. Grollman, DHI., DD., author of Talking about Death: A Dialogue Between Parent and Child
"Berenberg has written a clear, compassionate guide to an extremely difficult subject. Lighting a pathway through the darkness of grief with clear steps and scripts, parents and therapists alike will benefit from her knowledge and experience." Tamar Chansky, Ph.D., author of Freeing Your Child from Anxiety