This workshop provides social workers, counselors, teachers and any adult working with children the tools and strategies to support children through all kinds of loss. Loss will be discussed not only as a crisis, but as an opportunity to develop and strengthen coping skills that will serve children throughout their lifetime.
This workshop is scheduled [...]

We offer a series of workshops that provide practical information and strategies to address challenging topics related to death, divorce, illness, or any crisis of loss.  These workshops are open to the community, and continuing education credits are available for participants. Workshops run from 9:30 am – 4:30 pm at our house in Arlington.
Our Spring-Summer [...]

Dr. Victoria Arthur is running the Boston Marathon this year, not because she is devoted to running (she’s just beginning to train in earnest) or because she loves marathons (this is her first!). Victoria is running in memory of her brother Pete, and to give back to The Children’s Room, where her sister-in-law, Jen and [...]

Our Parent Alumni Group is hosting a discussion group on Sunday, March 7, from 6:30-8:00 pm.
Please join us for an evening of conversation around the topic of helping your teenager through their loss. Alumni parents, current parents, and waitlist parents are all welcome, as well as anyone interested in joining the discussion around this topic.
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Our parent alumni group is hosting a monthly series of informal discussion evenings. We hope these Wednesday evening discussion groups will be especially supportive for parents and guardians of families on our waitlist. We meet at the house in Arlington from 7:00-8:30 pm.
Upcoming Dates: March 10 | April 14 | May 12
Please RSVP to kim@childrensroom.org to help us best prepare [...]

Hospice Foundation of America (HFA) is presenting a webinar series on helping children and adolescents cope with grief and loss:
1. Bereavement Camps for Kids: Benefits and Challenges – February 1, 1:00-2:30pm ET
2. Bereaved Children & Adolescents: Lessons from Research – April 14, 1:00-2:30pm ET
3. Grieving Children & Adolescents: The Role of Internet Support – June 15, 1:00-2:30pm ET
The series will [...]

The Teen Performance Troupe has written an original show about grief in the lives of teens. Each of the performers is a teen who has experienced the death of a family member, and they have worked to incorporate their personal stories into an innovative performance.
 The Children’s Room Teen Performance Troupe looks forward to sharing their [...]

 Our parent alumni group, who have been through our program, will be hosting a series of informal discussion evenings. We hope these Wednesday evening discussion groups will be especially supportive for parents and guardians of families on our waitlist.
Please RSVP to kim@childrensroom.org to help us best prepare for these meetings. Light refreshments will be served. [...]

Here at The Children’s Room, we’ve been at a loss about how to find additional work space in our already crowded offices! Luckily, we received pro bono professional help from four fabulous local organizers who helped us accomplish our goal.  These professionals not only provided us with a detailed plan for rearranging our office furniture — they also [...]

An evening of light and remembrance was celebrated December 9th, at our Community Candle Lighting.  We worked together to create a special wreath, as everyone decorated ribbons with messages, memories and wishes and tied them to a circle of evergreens.  Our Circle of Light ceremony started as we lit five tall candles representing grief, courage, memories, love, and hope. Children and adults took turns lighting [...]