On children and death /Elisabeth Kubler-Ross.

Includes bibliographical references.

Letter to bereaved parents -- Beginnings of life -- Sudden death -- Head injuries and coma -- Natural way to prepare children for life -- Loss as a catalyst for growth and understanding -- Missing and murdered children and childhood suicide -- Alternative treatments: visualization -- Children's inner knowledge of death and their symbolic language -- How can friends help? -- Letting go -- Funerals -- Spiritual aspects of the work with dying children -- Resources: groups and support systems.

The distinguished thanatologist explains how parents and relatives of terminally ill children can cope with the physical, emotional and psychological crises of death, discussing fear, grief, the hospice movement, and other significant concerns.