Goodbye Comet

Description

Learn about death and saying goodbye

This story helps you and your child learn about grieving the loss of a loved one with practical language, ideas, and strategies from child development experts.

For the child

Help your child be ready to handle loss by exploring the concept of death and grieving from the safe environment of storytime.

The story follows the main character, Perry, and his best friend as they deal with the death of a pet cockatoo. They discover how to process emotions, and ease their sadness through ceremony and memory-making

For the grown-up

Relieve your worries about your child handling big feelings of grief with expert advice at the back of the book, helping you guide them through emotional processing and healing strategies.

Key points

• Use simple, factual language to satisfy a childs need for understanding.
• People may feel or behave differently when coping with death.
• Making memories of a loved one helps the healing process.
• Kids need to freely express their emotions in a safe, secure, and loving environment.

Created by Hannah Davison, Flicka Williams and Marco Palmieri

Pages: 14

Softcover

• A tough, matt laminated softcover with thick, child-friendly pages

Recommended for ages 2-7 years

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