Sad Isn't Bad: A Good-grief Guidebook for Kids Dealing with Loss
By R. W. Alley and Michaelene Mundy
5/5
()
About this ebook
R. W. Alley
R. W. Alley has illustrated a number of books featuring Paddington Bear. He lives in Barrington, Rhode Island, with his wife, author Zoë B. Alley.
Read more from R. W. Alley
Paddington's Finest Hour Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Paddington Here and Now Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Love from Paddington Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Paddington Races Ahead Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Keeping School Cool!: A Kid's Guide to Handling School Problems Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGrief Therapy Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Acceptance Therapy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Worry Therapy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Help Is Here for Facing Fear! Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5When Someone You Love Has Cancer: A Guide to Help Kids Cope Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Paddington and the Grand Tour Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Paddington at the Tower Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Self-esteem Therapy Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5When Your Grandparent Dies: A Child's Guide to Good Grief Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSaturday Is Dadurday Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Elf-help for Dealing with Difficult People Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Be-good-to-yourself Therapy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJigsaw Jones: The Case of the Hat Burglar Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to Sad Isn't Bad
Related ebooks
Happy to Be Me!: A Kid's Book about Self-esteem Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5What Happens When Someone Dies?: A Child's Guide to Death and Funerals Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5When Bad Things Happen: A Guide to Help Kids Cope Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Help Is Here for Facing Fear! Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Feeling Bad, Getting Better: A Kid's Guide to Illness and Injury Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsForgiving: Is Smart for Your Heart Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Being Mad: A Book about Anger Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Book of Prayers for All Your Cares Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhen Mom and Dad Divorce: A Kid's Resource Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMom's House, Dad's House for Kids: Feeling at Home in One Home or Two Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5When Mom or Dad Dies: A Book of Comfort for Kids Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5When Someone You Love Has Cancer: A Guide to Help Kids Cope Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Healing After Divorce: 100 Practical Ideas for Kids Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGrowing Into a Family: A Kid's Guide to Living in a Blended Family Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Parent's Guide to Managing Childhood Grief: 100 Activities for Coping, Comforting, & Overcoming Sadness, Fear, & Loss Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMad Isn't Bad: A Child's Book about Anger Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Getting Out of a Stress Mess!: A Guide for Kids Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSometimes I'm Afraid: A Book about Fear Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5You Are You, I Am Me: Understanding Diversity Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Saying Good-bye, Saying Hello...: When Your Family Is Moving Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Making Good Choices: A Book about Right and Wrong Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Bye-bye, Bully!: A Kid's Guide for Dealing with Bullies Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5My Family Is Changing: A Book about Divorce Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Learning to Be a Good Friend: A Guidebook for Kids Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/512 Annoying Monsters: Self-talk for kids with anxiety Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Standing Up to Peer Pressure: A Guide to Being True to You Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Right and Wrong and Being Strong: A Kid's Guide Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How to Be a Friend: A Book about Friendship Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Angry Kelina Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGrief Therapy Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Self-Improvement For You
The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Big Book of 30-Day Challenges: 60 Habit-Forming Programs to Live an Infinitely Better Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Don't Believe Everything You Think: Why Your Thinking Is The Beginning & End Of Suffering Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Stolen Life: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Boundaries Updated and Expanded Edition: When to Say Yes, How to Say No To Take Control of Your Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Art of Witty Banter: Be Clever, Quick, & Magnetic Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Child Called It: One Child's Courage to Survive Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How May I Serve Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Four Loves Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Think and Grow Rich (Illustrated Edition): With linked Table of Contents Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall In Love With the Process of Becoming Great Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Running on Empty: Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Less Fret, More Faith: An 11-Week Action Plan to Overcome Anxiety Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Unfu*k Yourself: Get Out of Your Head and into Your Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wild at Heart Expanded Edition: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Undistracted: Capture Your Purpose. Rediscover Your Joy. Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Self-Care for People with ADHD: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Prioritize You! Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I'll Start Again Monday: Break the Cycle of Unhealthy Eating Habits with Lasting Spiritual Satisfaction Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex: Creating a Marriage That's Both Holy and Hot Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Win Friends and Influence People: Updated For the Next Generation of Leaders Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Sad Isn't Bad
1 rating0 reviews
Book preview
Sad Isn't Bad - R. W. Alley
A Message to Parents, Teachers, and Other Caring Adults
We don’t have to be experts to help a grieving child cope—our love and concern will go far. Even though this may be a child’s first experience of death, as adults we have the benefit
of having coped with past losses. This hard-won wisdom can help us to give a child the gift of good grief.
A grieving child needs to know that the world is still safe, life is good, and hurting hearts do mend. We can explain that grief and the feelings it evokes are normal responses to loss. We can reassure him that he is safe