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One of the techniques frequently recommended for bereaved children is participation in grief support groups through schools or community agencies. The Bereavement Directors of two hospices in northern Colorado were interested in learning more of the effectiveness of the children's' grief groups which they were conducting. The final design of the evaluation involved traditional pre- and post-test measures with a treatment group and a control group. Over a period of 18 months, 20 children (7-11 years old) and their families participated in the treatment group, which involved completion of the pre- and post-test measures and attendance at an 8-week grief support group. A total of 14 children and their families were in the control group. Measures used with the children were the Death Concept Scale and the Piers Harris Self-Concept Scale; parents were asked to complete an information questionnaire and a child behavior checklist. Both children and parents participated in semistructured interviews. Responses in general indicated that participation in the groups was effective and beneficial. Participant responses to questions regarding their experiences in the grief support groups are summarized. (TS)

1Boy Crusoe

By Allan Eric

Also published as" A Yankee Crusoe" . A 15 year old hard working and studious farm boy finds the lure of adventure on the seas as a merchant seaman more than he can resist. This is his story. " I was born in a little town in the State of Maine, near the close of the Civil War. My boyhood life did not differ materially from that of the average farmer's son in the remote country districts of New England--except, perhaps, that I read more and thought more. Hard work on the rugged soil, two terms each year in the little yellow country schoolhouse, a day's fishing now and then filled the early years of my life full to over-flowing. " What he gets is enough excitement and adventure to overflow his wildest dreams. How he experiences disaster and uses his wits and knowledge to overcome every problem makes for a great read. - Summary by Phil Chenevert