Welcome!

Welcome guests! The intent of my blog is to provide a place to post information related to children, families, mental health concerns and aspects of life that impact these. I often find great information that would be nice to share with others such as, interesting readings, videos, or links. Nothing on this blog should be taken as advice on its own, however, as readers/bloggers you should consult with your family doctor or mental health practitioner if an issue seems relevant to you.

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Grief and Children's response

There are many great resources that address grief, its processes and individualized responses to death or loss. The guru on this topic is Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, who has written many books including "On death and dying" and "On grief and grieving". Both are excellent reads.

The following website is one that I found when seeking to assist children within my practice.

http://www.griefworksbc.com/HelpingChildren.asp

Learning Disabilities

There are many good online resources which may be helpful for practitioners and parents with regard to Learning Disabilities. The following is one of many good sites for such info. I will be sure to add more for those who are interested, as i find them.

Happy surfing!

http://www.ldass.org/index.html

Interesting Books

  • When the Body says No (trauma)
  • Scattered Minds (ADHD)
  • Cinderally Revisited
  • It's Not About Food by Normandi & Roark
  • Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism by Temple Grandin
  • The Optimistic Child by M.Seligman
  • Where the Pavement Ends by Wadden
  • Codependent No More by M.Beattie
  • Raising Adopted Children by L. Ruskai Melina
  • the Dance of Anger by H.G.Lerner
  • Queen Bees and Wannabes by R. Wiseman
  • Get Out of my Life, but first could you drive me and Cheryl to the mall?
  • Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls by M. Pipher
  • Dinosaurs Divorce
  • No Body's Perfect Journal by K. Kirberger