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ERIC Number: EJ654412
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-1538-6619
Children and Grief: The Role of the Early Childhood Educator.
Hopkins, Andrea Ruth
Young Children, v57 n1 p40-47 Jan 2002
Describes how young children's perceptions of death relate to their stage of cognitive development. Discusses basic responsibilities of teachers regarding death education in early childhood settings: helping children feel safe while acknowledging the reality of death, promoting an accepting classroom atmosphere, and providing developmentally appropriate learning opportunities to allow children to discuss death. Includes resources for 3- to 12- year-olds. (KB)
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Age Differences, Bereavement, Cognitive Development, Death, Developmental Stages, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Grief, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Responsibility, Teacher Role, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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