Helping Children Cope with Death provides a comprehensive, easy-to-read overview of issues facing grieving children, and how to help. Based on The Dougy Center's work with over 10,000 children, teens and families, this guidebook contains information on a child's understanding of death, developmental issues, how to explain death to children, what helps and what doesn't, how to know when to get professional help, and much more. For parents, teachers, social workers, counselors, youth workers or anyone who knows a grieving child and wants to help.