Great Answers to Difficult Questions about Death

Linda Goldman is a licensed counsellor and has a Fellow in Thanantology: Death, Dying, and Bereavement with an MS degree in counselling and Master's Equivalency in early childhood education. Linda worked as a teacher and counsellor in the school system for 20 years. She has written many articles on counselling and taught and lectured at various universities, most recently in the Graduate Program of Counselling at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Linda has a private grief therapy practice in Chevy Chase, Maryland, where she now lives. She is author of Children also Grieve: Talking about Death and Healing (Jessica Kingsley Publishers).

Preface. 1. Why did my mommy have to die? 2. What does dead mean? How do people die? 3. Where was God when I needed him? How could God let my brother die?. 4. Where is my person? What is heaven? 5. Is my mom dying? What can I do? 6. I am very sick. Who can I talk to about dying? 7. I worry a lot. Will I die or will you die? 8. Will I forget my dad? What if I forget him? How can I remember? 9. Is it my fault my mother died? Did she suffer?10. How do other kids grieve? Sometimes I feel alone. 11. I'm scared too. What can I do to feel safe? 12. How can I remember with friends and family? Can I go to the funeral too? A final note. A Checklist for Children. For caring adults. Useful Websites and Children's Resources.