A guide for those who know or work with parents whose child has been murdered, and for parents themselves. After a general discussion of types of grief, specifics of murdered-child grief are discussed including emotions felt by grieving parents, the effect of interacting with the criminal justice system on emotions, working through the grieving process, and how friends and professionals can help grieving parents. Real-life parents are quoted on their experiences and how they've reconstructed their shattered lives. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
"When a Child Has Been Murdered: Ways You Can Help the Grieving Parents" is a concise, easy- to-read guide that begins with a general discussion of the types of grief that result from death and non-death losses. Then, using statements made by parents whose children were murdered, it discusses the specifics of murdered-child grief including: the complex emotions felt by the grieving parents, how the necessity of interacting with the criminal justice system can alter and enhance these emotions, short- and long-term methods these parents employ to work through the grieving process and to reconstruct their shattered lives, and how anyone who comes in contact with the parents can help them survive their grief.
