Children with Special Needs: Helping Parents through the Grief.

Oekerman, Rebecca

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ERIC Number: EJ635679

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2001

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Children with Special Needs: Helping Parents through the Grief.

Oekerman, Rebecca

Texas Child Care, v25 n1 p10-13 Sum 2001

Discusses how caregivers can help parents of children with disabilities through the grieving process. Outlines the stages of grieving, focusing on parents' emotional response, and offers specific suggestions for teachers. Asserts that when caregivers are sensitive to the possibility that parents of children with disabilities are grieving, they are in a better position to offer support. (KB)

Descriptors: Caregiver Role, Day Care, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Emotional Adjustment, Grief, Parent Caregiver Relationship, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Preschool Teachers, Special Needs Students, Young Children

Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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