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SUGGESTED READINGS: Children and Grieving Teens

I met Helen Fitzgerald when I first became interested in working with children who had lost a parent. I was a volunteer for her weekly art therapy group that helped children who had suffered a loss. She was so kind, patient, and really understood the needs of the children. While I was a volunteer, Helen asked me to read The Grieving Teen, before it went to print. I felt she knew exactly what I went through when I lost my Dad at 13. Her books are insightful and extremely helpful.

ADHD

29 October 2010 Dr. Dawn Higgins

Dr. Gabor Mate challenges the belief that anxiety is only genetically based. He presents the premise that those who suffer from ADD or ADHD were genetically predisposed to this disorder, but that their environment initiated the symptoms. This is a great book to help anyone who is suffering from anxiety disorders understand their ADD or ADHD in another way. Let me know what you think.

Scattered: How Attention Deficit Disorder Originates and What You Can Do ...‎

Gabor Maté - 2000 - Psychology - Snippet view

A family physician and sufferer of Attention Deficit Disorder explodes the conventional wisdom that A.D.D. is a genetically based disorder, declaring instead that it is a response to environmental conditions that fail to provide emotional or ..

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The Grieving Teen: A Guide for Teenagers and Their Friends

07 June 2010 Dr. Dawn Higgins

Review: Helen Fitzgerald - 2000 - Family & Relationships - Helen Fitzgerald, a renowned expert in grief counseling, looks at the many different circumstances that make grief a part of a teenager's life -- from the death of a parent or grandparent after a long illness to the shock of the suicide of a friend.

Amazon Link: The Grieving Teen: A Guide for Teenagers and Their Friends

The Grieving Child: A Parent's Guide