Healing through Art with 4th Grade Boys
August 6, 2015
“When I look at my art, I feel really proud of myself because I learned to take risks and I made things from my heart,”
Category: Children
“This American Life” on Grief Services
May 19, 2015
This is a fantastic article discussing the difficulty of talking to kids about death. The story focuses on The Sharing Place, a grief support center
Compassion is on the Menu
March 18, 2015
Imagine an 11 year old boy at a table of complete strangers, telling the story of what he went through after his dad died. Pretty
Shivana the Slammer (and Jammer)
March 18, 2015
“Music is a very intimate thing to share with the world and with others. Music is a connection,” Shivana believes. She took up the violin
Why Lee’s Story Matters
December 15, 2014
Meet Lee Carswell. Born in Birmingham and educated in Liverpool, England, Lee is a successful senior manager at the consulting firm of West Monroe Partners
Mattie Learned to Process Grief with Safe Crossings Program
October 10, 2014
Mattie Bess is not new to grief. She has been embracing it since her father passed away in 2005 when she was just 13 years
Camp Erin: A Place for Kids to Just Be Kids
October 2, 2014
The simple experience of being with other kids who have lost a loved one can be a life changing experience for grieving children. They realize
Childhood Grief is Complicated
September 15, 2014
Every person certainly grieves differently, as does every child. So often, it becomes all too easy as a parent or adult close to a child to
Parenting Through Grief: The Attunetion Approach
August 27, 2014
Being a mom or dad is hard enough. Parenting through grief? Well, that can be utterly overwhelming. It is uncharted waters for most parents who
The Beautiful Way One Mom Discusses Death & Grief With Her Sons
August 26, 2014
Blogger Mary Tyler Mom wrote a great column about grief for ChicagoNow, an online blog forum. After having her oldest daughter die from cancer, talk