Introduction: what adults miss -- Part 1: loss and grief from infancy to adolescence -- What are grief and mourning, and how do they affect children? -- Grief at different ages and stages -- The loss of a loved one -- Different manners of loss -- Ambiguous loss -- Part 2: helping the grieving child -- Understanding your own grief -- How to help a grieving child -- How to help children with specific types of loss -- Professional treatment options -- Monitoring the mourning process -- Long-term support -- Conclusion -- Resources: books, podcast, website, and more -- How to help grieving children checklist

A necessary and impactful guide to understanding children's grief from the inside and to guiding children through loss, from the death of a parent and other family members, to the loss of friends, pets, and even the family home. Dr. Masur, an award-winning clinical psychologist specializing in grief and mourning, describes how to understand, help, and guide children at each age and stage of development and uses her own childhood experience with loss through empathetic yet clinically informed advice