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Why Did You Die?

by Erika Leeuwenburgh

Book Details

Publisher:New Harbinger Publications
Published:2008
Pages:134
Format:BOOK
Language:en

Reading Info

About This Book

When a loved one dies, children are faced with a kaleidoscope of feelings, thoughts, and questions. Struggling with these issues can be overwhelming without guidance, support, and creative forms of expression. This bereavement book contains simple, effective activities to help children and parents communicate about death and the grieving process. Through these activities, children will learn how to grow and thrive after the loss of a loved one.

Our Review

This interactive bereavement workbook offers grieving children and their caregivers a compassionate toolkit for navigating the complex emotions that follow the death of a loved one. Through thoughtfully designed activities, it provides concrete ways for young people to process loss, ask difficult questions, and find healthy outlets for their grief. The exercises create safe spaces for children to express confusion, sadness, and anger while fostering crucial communication between kids and supportive adults.

What sets this resource apart is its practical, activity-based approach that transforms abstract feelings into manageable creative projects. Children who struggle to articulate their grief verbally will find relief in drawing, writing, and other hands-on exercises that make overwhelming emotions more accessible. The book serves as both a therapeutic guide and a conversation starter, helping families move through mourning together rather than in isolation. For any child facing loss, this workbook provides the structure and validation needed to begin healing.

Themes

Family & Relationships

Subjects

Family & Relationships