Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction -- I: Issues in Clinical Management -- 1. Children's Understanding of Death -- 2. Pain and Symptom Control -- 3. Psychosocial Aspects of Serious Illness in Childhood and Adolescence -- 4. Neonatal Death -- 5. Care for the Child with HIV Infection and AIDS -- II: Support Systems -- 6. Family Dynamics -- 7. Caring for Bereaved Parents -- 8. After a Child Dies: Helping the Siblings -- 9. Lessons in Grief: A Practical Look at School Programs -- 10. Role of the Primary Physician -- 11. Staff Support -- 12. The Volunteer Component -- III: Appendix -- An Early Model of Care -- A Home Care Program -- Palliative Care in an Inpatient Hospital Setting -- Children's Literature on Death -- Additional Resources -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.