NF91-11 Help Children Cope With Separation and Loss

Authors

Patricia E. Steffens, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Date of this Version

1991

Document Type

Article

Comments

© 1991 The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska on behalf of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension. All rights reserved.

Abstract

If you know a child or family who is feeling distress because of separation caused by Operation Desert Storm, you can help. Helping children with their emotions means that we must look at the world through a child's eyes. This NebFact discusses some typical childhood emotional responses to loss or separation.