Talking to Children with Special Needs about Death and Dying
This post originally appeared on The Jewish Social Service Agency Blog on June 22, 2017. Talking with any child about death and dying can...
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Arlen Gaines and Meredith Polsky
- Jul 1, 2017
Strategies in Supporting Children with Special Needs around Death and Dying
This post originally appeared on The JKP Blog, 5/30/17 “My grandma isn’t a dinosaur. Why are the dinosaurs in this book teaching about...
Arlen Gaines and Meredith Polsky
- Mar 31, 2017
A Curious Thought: Challenges of Concrete Language
As we have worked on I Have a Question about Death, we’ve been reflecting on grief and loss through a more inclusive lens. Just recently,...
Meredith Polsky and Arlen Gaines
- Feb 6, 2017
Using Visuals in Everyday Life
I Have a Question about Death was written in order to provide clear and concrete language to a challenging topic, which is often...
Arlen Gaines and Meredith Polsky
- Jan 16, 2017
Bringing Children to Funerals
As we spoke with parents when writing our book, I Have a Question about Death, one of the questions that came up most frequently was...
Arlen Gaines and Meredith Polsky
- Dec 30, 2016
A New Year: Strategies for supporting children through life’s changes
As we turn the page to 2017, here are some ways to think about coping with life changes over the course of the year.