We are pleased to announce that our Resources page has been updated to include much more information designed to help you better understand and support grieving children, teens, and families.  Whether you’re a parent, teacher, counselor, or friend, we hope you’ll find the information here useful.

More detailed information about our Summer Workshop Series, as well as registration information, is now available here.  We’re excited about this series of day-long trainings for educators, mental health professionals and others interested in learning how to better support grieving children, teens and young adults.

Want to see our garden installation (which took three weeks) sped up into 41 seconds? See the hard work done by A Yard & A Half’s amazing team.  None of this would have happened without COG Design and David McCoy of Geographia.  Donate now to make this grow!  Learn more here.

The talented photographer Kathy Tarantola took the shots and made the video, which will grow along with our garden.

In her most recent blog post for Psychology Today, our own Phyllis Silverman reflects on her recent personal experiences.  She examines her own strong, emotional reaction to our amazing Teen Performance Troupe in the context of being a professional in the field of bereavement.  Phyllis has been a thought leader in child bereavement for decades, and she lectures around the world on the topic.

Phyllis’s new book, A Parent’s Guide to Raising Grieving Children: Rebuilding Your Family after the Death of a Loved One which she wrote with Madelyn Kelly was just published.

Read the full article here.

Mother’s Day is often a difficult time for people who have experienced the death of someone.  These two writings feature women who are missing their mothers at important milestones in their lives.

A Mother Who Misses Her Mom is a poignant article by a young mother Kristin Stockschlaeder whose own mother died over a dozen years ago.  She writes about longing to share this important milestone with her mom, and now how she has to explain grandma to her children. This essay in the New York Times elicited a large volume of heartfelt responses, mostly from other mothers.  It touched many.

A Wedding Invitation to a Mom Long Gone is an essay published last Mother’s Day.  It was sent to us by many, many people.  A touching article about a woman marrying many years after her mother’s death and how she was able to reconnect with some long ago memories and her mother’s friends.

Do you have any readings you like on this topic? Please share.

At a recent 10th Anniversary Celebration of Volunteers and Staff,  Karen Dillon delivered a heartfelt appreciation of her fellow volunteers.  See what Karen had to say Read more »

The performance will be held at The Belmont Hill School, Kraft Theater, 350 Prospect Street, Belmont at 5:30 pm.

The Performance Troupe is a group of teens who have written an original show about grief in the lives of today’s teens.  Each of the performers has experienced the death of a family member, and they have worked to incorporate their personal stories into a powerful and innovative performance.

*Performance Troupe shows are most appropriate for children ages 12 and up*

For more information contact us by email or call us at 781-641-4741.

Sunday, May 3rd  from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm, we invite you to another workshop in our Parenting Through Grief Series, sponsored by the “alumni” parents of The Children’s Room.

Our next topic is on dating and marrying after a loss.

Everyone is different, and our parents will talk about making decisions about dating.  Taking the next step and remarrying is a important moment in your life, so come hear what other parents have to say about taking the plunge.

The public is welcome to attend, admission is free, and RSVPs are essential so we may plan.  Email info@childrensroom.org.

The workshop takes place at The Children’s Room headquarters, 1210 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington.

Join us this summer at The Children’s Room for our inaugaral Summer Workshop Series.  Day-long workshops will offer educators, mental health professionals and others opportunities to learn how to better support grieving children, teens and young adults.  More info here.

Today’s task: share information about the National Conference on College Student Grief on August 14-15 and Boot Camp 2 Beat Cancer on August 15.  Both events are sponsored by National Students of AMF and will take place in Raleigh, North Carolina. Remember to wear black and red!

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