Books in Healing Hearts series

This book offers a platform to begin the difficult process of helping children say “good-bye” to a dearest loved one(s) whether it is someone who has already died or someone preparing to die. While death is certain to come, it is rarely welcomed. We all want to live long and happy lives with our nearest and dearest. So, letting go and learning to continue to live is not an easy task, even for adults. Children have fewer cognitive resources in grasping this abstract concept. Helping children involves keeping memories alive so the person continues to live “within the heart” long after the loved one is gone. Written in the “loved one’s” voice, this book allows the person who is or has “transitioned to the next life” to speak to the child. The diverse images convey the fact that they are not alone in their experience and children from all around share their feelings. Loved ones and children are supported in making their way through this traumatic event. This books provides a section to personalize to the child's or family's memories. in addition, each page has "Conversational Extenders" to guide the adult reader in promoting discussion. The back of the book contains a section on developmental understandings of death and tips for talking about death to younger children. Please see the companion book "Me Without You" that discusses feelings and ways to keep their loved one alive. To buy the two-book set at a reduced cost, please visit www.earlylearning.today. The proceeds from the sale of this book goes to a fund for children who have lost their parent to cancer.

This book offers “3 things” that all children need to hear from a parent with the sudden separation of a parent caused by incarceration. Love, forgiveness, and hope is the recurring message throughout this book. The diverse images convey the fact that they are not alone in their experience and that children from all ethnicities share their feelings. Both parent and child are supported in making their way through this traumatic event. The Conversational Extenders at the back of this book provide communication support for those assisting children through the trauma experienced by having a parent separated by incarceration. These conversational opportunities provide both parent and child words to say things that may often go unspoken.

Losing a close family member can bring many emotions that children may not be able to understand accurately or express. This book is a companion book to "Some Day" and address how it feels plus the ways to keep our loved one alive within us. Sweet rhymes of everyday items provide a way to discuss how things "go-together" and how it feels to not have our loved one with us. It also looks at how we can't be separated from our loved ones as well. This book provides "Conversational Extenders" throughout the book to encourage talking about the loss and feelings that accompany it. In addition, there is a "Talking to Children" about death and tips to help children in the back of the book as a resource for adults close to the child. Please see the companion book "Me Without You" that discusses feelings and ways to keep their loved one alive. To buy the two-book set at a reduced cost, please visit www.earlylearning.today. The proceeds from the sale of this book goes to a fund for children who have lost a parent.