It's Okay to Cry A Parent's Guide to Helping

When children are hurting, parents need counsel to help them respond appropriately. In an anecdotal style, Wright offers comfort and hope to parents who may never have learned to cope with loss themselves.

<b>H. Norman Wright</b> is a licensed marriage, family, and child therapist and a certified trauma specialist. In private counseling practice for over 30 years, Dr. Wright has also authored more than 70 books.

Introduction: When Loss Comes Calling

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Part I: Knowing the Nature of Loss

1. Looking Loss in the Eye

17

(10)

2. Face the Hurt or Try to Protect?

27

(16)

3. Don't Overlook These Two!

43

(14)

4. Sickness...and All Its Big Questions

57

(18)

Part II: Seeing the Whole-Family Dynamic

5. In the Family "Machine"-Each Part Affected!

75

(13)

6. The Grieving Family: Roles, Rules, and Responses

88

(15)

7. It's Different for Them: A Look at Age Differences

103

(18)

Part III: Helping Your Children to Grieve

8. Think Their Thoughts

121

(13)

9. Feel Their Feelings Too

134

(14)

10. Help Them Get Unstuck

148

(13)

Part IV: Supporting Your Children in Special Circumstances

11. Depression: When Feelings Get "Stuffed"

161

(15)

12. Divorce: A Never-Ending Grief

176

(10)

13. Trauma: It Shouldn't Happen to a Child

186

(13)

Appendix A: Remembering Grandparents

199

(2)

Appendix B: Helping Children Tell Their Traumatic Story

201

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Appendix C: Helpful Resources

204

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Notes

206

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It's Okay to Cry A Parent's Guide to Helping Children Through the Losses of Life

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