When a Grandparent Dies: A Kid's Own Remembering Workbook for Dealing with Shiva and the Year Beyond
The death of a grandparent is often a child's first encounter with grief. Why did this happen? What should I do? How do I feel?
When a Grandparent Dies helps children to participate in the process of mourning, and to overcome the awkwardness that can often accompany the traditional grieving rituals and events. Drawing on psychology and Jewish tradition, this workbook guides children from the immediacy of shiva through the entire year of mourning. For ages 7 to 13, it combines sensitive, down-to-earth guided exercises with places to write, draw, list, create, and express feelings.
When a Grandparent Dies gives children and parents a unique opportunity for sharing as they come to know more about themselves, their family, and the complexities of life and death.
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Book details
- Author
- Nechama Liss-Levinson
- Imprint
- Jewish Lights, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Hardcover, Paperback
- Subjects
- Family & Relationships › Death, Grief, Bereavement
- Topics
- death of a grandparent · grief and bereavement · Jewish mourning traditions · children and grief · coping with loss · Jewish faith
- ISBN-13
- 9781879045446 (Hardcover)9781683364887 (Paperback)
About the author
NECHAMA LISS-LEVINSON is a psychologist and psychoanalyst with a private practice on Long Island, New York, and the author of When the Hurricane Came, Remembering My Grandparent, and Remembering My Pet.
Liss-Levinson’s novel When the Hurricane Came received the Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award from the Association of Jewish Libraries and was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature. She has also published articles and book chapters on ethics, feminist psychology, resilience, and developmental milestones in the family.
When she’s not writing, Liss-Levinson works with clients in her private practice. Much of her work explores grief, loss, and spiritual understanding for children and families.
Nechama lives on Long Island, New York.