Elena Lister, MD
Child and adolescent psychiatrist. Co-author of book "Giving Hope: Conversations with Children about Illness, Death and Loss"
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Educating others to talk openly and honestly about illness and death: When you share the unbearable, it becomes bearable.
Illness and Loss: What is mentionable is manageable.
Emotion in front of the children: The rule of thumb is you stay several steps LESS upset than they are.
Siblings: Art therapy provides a way for grieving children to name things and express feelings.
