After a baby or child dies, friends and family members often feel helpless and are unsure how to help and what to say. If you're looking for advice on the things to do and say from someone who has experienced this horrific loss, this is the book you need. Kim Calabrese wrote this book because when she needed it to share with her family after her daughter died, it didn't exist. Kim's daughter Paris died when she was just six months old. During this incredibly painful time in her life, Kimberly did not have a lot of support because her friends and family did not know what to do.
Knowing what to say and do to help is really only something you know how to do well if you've experienced the situation yourself. Kimberly's book gives a powerful insight and offers specific instructions needed to become the support system the parents and siblings will require in the first year which can powerfully impact the healing process, based on her experiences and the many parents she interviewed. The book provides insight into the steps you can take from the time you receive the phone call and over the next few weeks and months to support the family in their time of greatest need.
This book is a step-by-step guide for helping grieving parents beyond sending flowers and dropping off a casserole. You'll learn how to help the family through the different stages after loss, what actions and activities to help them as they try to return to their daily routine, and other resources that can be helpful.