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Description
How to Help Children Through a Parent's Serious Illness has become the standard work on an important subject. A classic for over fifteen years, it continues to be a go-to book for supportive, practical advice, based on the lifetime experience and clinical practice of one of America 's leading child life practitioners.
Fully revised and updated, this new edition also explores the major issues and developments from the last decade that affect children today, including the dangers and opportunities of the Internet, a deeper understanding of how hereditary diseases affect children, the impact of the nation's explosive growth in single-parent families, and new insights into how family trauma and a parent's mental illness may affect children.
About the Author
Kathleen McCue, M.A., C.C.L.S., is supervisor of the child life program at the prestigious Cleveland Clinic Foundation, and past president of the National Child Life Council, her profession's international association. She is co-author of How to Help Children Through a Parent's Serious Illness. She lives in Cleveland, Ohio.
Ron Bonn has won three Emmy awards for his work as a TV news producer and writer. He lives in Closter, New Jersey.
Praise For…
“Prepares parents to address children's fears with absolute honest and profound empathy.” —Booklist
“Offers detailed guidance.” —The New York Times
“McCue and Bonn should earn the gratitude of generations of young people for whom the tragedy of a parent's loss will be eased by this volume's sage advice.” —Walter Cronkite
“Clearly written and richly researched, this book is a true how-to manual, exploring specific scenarios and offering step-by-step advice. It is sensitive to the needs of different age groups, family situations, and types of illness.” —Connie Chung