The grieving process in children: Strategies for understanding, educating, and reconciling children's perceptions of death

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 221-226

  Willis, Clarissa A ^a  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child grief; Mourning; Stress; Understanding death

Indexed keywords

EID: 7544247187     PISSN: 10823301     EISSN: 15731707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015125422643     Document Type: Article

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