Why Aren't You Here Anymore?: Grief Counseling for Little Children by the Grown-Ups Who Love Them (The Science & Theology of Grief - Understanding, Mitigating & Overcoming Grief)

For the little child. For the grown-up beside them. For the hard part.When a little child loses someone they love, they deserve much more than silence and confusion. They deserve honest words, a warm presence, and a grown-up who knows what to say.Why Aren't You Here Anymore? was written for both of them.For the grown-up: age-specific language, developmental guidance, and carefully structured responses to the exact questions grieving children between the ages of three and seven are actually asking — organized by developmental stage so the right answer reaches the right child at the right moment.For the child: seven chapters of warm, simple story text — brought to life by 40+ full-color illustrations — that name every feeling they are carrying, tell them that all of those feelings are allowed, and carry them gently toward a real hope.Every illustration in this book was commissioned to reflect the full spectrum of ethnicity, gender, and age of children who grieve. No child who opens this book will fail to find themselves in its pages.The Gospel is woven into the heart of this book with full theological integrity, at a level a little child can receive in the safety of a loved one's arms.This book does not rush through grief. It sits with the child in the hard part — and then points them toward a hope that is real.Part of the Get a Grip on Your Grief! family of books by Dr. Godfrey E. McAllister.NB: Premium color is used on the inside of this book. Read more