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Children's Books and Games

Children's Books and Games Children's Books and Games Doreen Kronick DEALING WITH DEATH Virtually every child experiences death, be it of a pet, a neighbor, or a grandparent. Sarah B. Stein notes that one in every twenty American children will face the death of a parent during childhood. One of the most difficult tasks that parents have to handle with their children, is to deal with emotionally laden issues such as death. However, as we learn to include our children in the processes of coping with and comprehen- ding death, w e also learn to cope wit h the other losses that they (and we) face in the process of living. Whe n we deal with children's perceptions of death, we need to take into account the ways that young children typical- ly perceive death. When we deal with LD children or youth, we must consider the possibility that they conceptualize death in an immature way, regardless of age. Thirteen-year-old Danny thought that deceased persons entered Heaven with their boots on. He had no knowledge of decomposition and viewed death in the concrete fashion that is seen in preschool children. Such youngsters typically assume that dead persons and animals eat, breathe, and move. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Academic Therapy SAGE

Children's Books and Games

Kronick, Doreen
Academic Therapy , Volume 20 (5): 7 – May 1, 1985
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Children's Books and Games Doreen Kronick DEALING WITH DEATH Virtually every child experiences death, be it of a pet, a neighbor, or a grandparent. Sarah B. Stein notes that one in every twenty American children will face the death of a parent during childhood. One of the most difficult tasks that parents have to handle with their children, is to deal with emotionally laden issues such as death. However, as we learn to include our children in the processes of coping with and comprehen- ding death, w e also learn to cope wit h the other losses that they (and we) face in the process of living. Whe n we deal with children's perceptions of death, we need to take into account the ways that young children typical- ly perceive death. When we deal with LD children or youth, we must consider the possibility that they conceptualize death in an immature way, regardless of age. Thirteen-year-old Danny thought that deceased persons entered Heaven with their boots on. He had no knowledge of decomposition and viewed death in the concrete fashion that is seen in preschool children. Such youngsters typically assume that dead persons and animals eat, breathe, and move.

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Published: May 1, 1985

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