Changing Tides Training System

Estelle D'Costa

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Changing Tides Training System

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

A Child-Parent Bereavement Program

by Estelle D'Costa

Reading Level 6 Moderate (Lvl 3) Ages 9-12 Matched

The text is written at a 6th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes.

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About This Book

Here's a secret: some kids have a special way to handle the tough feelings when someone they love goes away forever. They use art, stories, and group activities to help their hearts heal — but that's only the beginning.

Themes

FamilyEmotional HealingArt TherapySocial SupportMental Health

Quick Assessment

Changing Tides Training System is an educational program designed to support children aged 9-12 coping with grief and loss. It combines a detailed manual and video to guide school-based bereavement support groups using art therapy and family involvement. The program is appropriate for middle-grade readers and sensitively addresses emotional challenges related to death and bereavement.

For Parents

Content Intensity

Level 3 — Moderate
Gentle Mild Moderate Intense Very Intense

Real stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.

Content Flags

Loss & Grief Emotional: Family Change
Data confidence: standard

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Reading Insights

Hook Factor

1/10

A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.

Discussion Potential

4/10

Good conversation starter with themes worth exploring together.

Book DNA

Multi-dimensional content fingerprint

Vocabulary Level
5
Emotional Weight
6
Theme Richness
7
World Scope
1
Data Confidence
7

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Details

Book Length

235 pages
ISBN
9780962208928
Pages
235
Publisher
Hospice Incorporated of Montclair
Published
July 1996
Type
Fiction

Genres

Bereavement in adolescence