Healing a Parent's Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas After Your Child Dies (Healing a Grieving Heart series)

Presenting simple yet highly effective methods for coping and healing, this book provides answers and relief to parents trying to deal with the loss of a child. It offers 100 practical, action-oriented tips for embracing grief, such as writing a letter to the child who has died; spending time with others who will listen to stories of grief; creating a memory book, box, or Web site; and remembering others who may still be struggling with the death. The guide also addresses common problems for grieving parents, including dealing with marital stress, helping surviving siblings, dealing with hurtful advice, and exploring feelings of guilt. This compassionate resource will aid parents who have been through the death of a child—whether the passing happened recently or many years ago, whether the child was young or an adult. Presenting simple yet highly effective methods for coping and healing, this book provides answers and relief to parents trying to deal with the loss of a child. It offers 100 practical, action-oriented tips for embracing grief, such as writing a letter to the child who has died; spending time with others who will listen to stories of grief; creating a memory book, box, or Web site; and remembering others who may still be struggling with the death. The guide also addresses common problems for grieving parents, including dealing with marital stress, helping surviving siblings, dealing with hurtful advice, and exploring feelings of guilt. This compassionate resource will aid parents who have been through the death of a child—whether the passing happened recently or many years ago, whether the child was young or an adult. Copyright......Page 7 Foreword......Page 12 Introduction......Page 14 Ideas 1-10......Page 20 Ideas 11-20......Page 30 Ideas 21-30......Page 40 Ideas 31-40......Page 50 Ideas 41-50......Page 60 Ideas 51-60......Page 70 Ideas 61-70......Page 80 Ideas 71-80......Page 90 Ideas 81-90......Page 100 Ideas 91-100......Page 110 Final Word......Page 120 Mourner's Code......Page 122 Contains a collection of advice and activities to help grieving parents learn to live again from parents also grieving the loss of a child This book offers 100 practical ideas that have helped other grieving parents understand and reconcile their grief