Raising Grieving Children

How children can survive the death of a loved one.

Phyllis R. Silverman, PhD, is a Scholar-in-Residence at Brandeis University Women's Studies Research Center. See full bio

June 1, 2009, Child Development

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Using Your Own Experience

By Phyllis R. Silverman, Ph.D. on June 1, 2009 in Raising Grieving Children

Perhaps the most challenging thing about writing a blog is the opportunity to reflect not only on our academic interest, but also on our personal feelings and experiences. This makes the blog more interesting and more real. However, it also brings to the fore our own limitations and abilities to write about our own experiences. Two events over the past month have made this an issue for me. Read More

thanks for the book!!

Submitted by Beth McNeill on August 2, 2009 - 7:54am.

have just finished reading your book and found it so helpful!!I lost my daughter Sara almost 5 years ago and my pain has much to do with helping her sisters--Maggie 14, Kate 23. The children's room has been an amazing resource for my family; as time goes on issues of adolescence have changed some of our healing--everything has become fresh again--all the pain--for Maggie who will soon turn her sister Sara's age and for Kate who has graduated from college in London and is not sure what she will do now. Trying to help them but not lead them through these new paths is difficult and your book helped me in working through this----thanks you!