Table of Contents

The Gardener and the Seedling: A Parable. 1 My Guiding Model 2 Mourning Styles 3 Sad/Scared/Mad/Tired/Glad 4 How the Bereaved Child Heals 5 Grief Gardening Basics 6 The Grief Gardener's Tools 7 Grief Gardening and the Family 8 The 'Cold Frames' of Grief Gardening 9 The Child's Garden 10 Grief Gardening in June 11 The Grief Gardener's Gazebo

About the Author

Alan Wolfelt grief gardens at his Center for Loss and Life Transition in Fort Collins, Colorado, which is set in the breath­taking Rocky Mountain foothills amid native blue columbine. A recipient of the Association for Death Education and Counseling's Death Educator Award, Alan writes the Children and Grief column for Bereavement magazine and often speaks on childhood bereavement al workshops across North America.