Part I: knowing the nature of loss Looking loss in the eye Face the hurt or try to protect? Don't overlook these two! Sickness ... and all its big questions Part II: seeing the whole-family dynamic In the family "machine", each part affected! The grieving family : roles, rules, and responses It's different for them : a look at age differences Part III: helping your children to grieve Think their thoughts Feel their feelings too Help them get unstuck Part IV: supporting your kids in special circumstances Depression : when feelings get "stuffed" Divorce : a never-ending grief Trauma : it shouldn't happen to a child