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Victoria’s Run – A Marathon to Support The Children’s Room
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 [...]
Posted: March 10th, 2010 under Community Events, Events, Family Stories, News, Volunteers.
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Helping Your Teenager Through Their Loss – Sunday Night Discussion, March 7
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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Posted: March 6th, 2010 under Child Loss, Community Events, Events, News, Parents Council, Resources, Teens.
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Upcoming Workshop: Strategies for Talking With Children About Death, Dying & Loss, March 13th
“If we lost Uncle David, why don’t we go find him?”
Young children need both support and direct and honest information when they are grieving. This interactive workshop will provide tools and strategies for working with young children around death, illness and other painful losses. You will gain tips and appropriate language for working with and [...]
Posted: February 24th, 2010 under Advocacy, Community Events, Events, News, Resources, Teens, Training, workshops or conferences.
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Drop-In Discussion Group – March 10
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 [...]
Posted: February 24th, 2010 under News.
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Spring-Summer Workshop Series Registration Open
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 [...]
Posted: January 29th, 2010 under Community Events, Events, News, Resources, Training, workshops or conferences.
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HFA Webinar Series: Helping Children & Adolescents Cope with Grief & Loss
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 [...]
Posted: January 29th, 2010 under Advocacy, Child Loss, Events, Hospice, News, Resources, workshops or conferences.
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Teen Performance Troupe Premiere
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 [...]
Posted: January 26th, 2010 under Community Events, Events, Family Stories, News, Teens.
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Drop-In Discussion Groups
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. [...]
Posted: January 7th, 2010 under Child Loss, Community Events, Events, News, Parents Council, Resources.
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Local Professional Organizers Help The Children’s Room
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 [...]
Posted: December 10th, 2009 under News.
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Community Candle Lighting
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 [...]
Posted: December 10th, 2009 under Community Events, News.
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