The Bereaved Parent

by Harriet Sarnoff Schiff

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Practical supportive advice for bereaved parents and the professionals who work with them, based on the experiences of psychiatric and religious counselors. FROM THE INTRODUCTION: "Certainly, in the early days after our son died, no one could have patted us on the our heads and convinced us everything would be all right. Nor will this book do that for you. It will, with the help of parents who have successfully coped and professional people who work with bereavement, offer guidelines and show more practical step-by-step suggestions to aid you." show less

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familypartners 1 review

This was one of dozens of bereaved-parent and bereavement-in-general books that were given to us after the death of our daughter last winter. This one helped me more in terms of understanding that this is a process, rather than a destination, and helped me with understanding how my husband and I would grieve somewhat differently and how we could keep communication open.
I lent it to a friend, who said it helped her a great deal with understanding what my husband and I were dealing with; it "helped her to help us", in other words.

Mar 31, 2014

CommunityResources 68 reviews

A book providing practical advice to those who have lost a child. Schiff, who lost a child herself, treads sensitively and compassionately through the painful process of bereavement and grief

Dec 20, 2016

ComPassFriendsLeb 58 reviews

This book covers every aspect of the grieving soul. This book is one of the first written for grieving parents by a grieving parent and it is still one of the best. Harriet Sarnoff Schiff offers advice and counsel for bereaved parents.

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