Resources
We know that many visitors to our site are hoping to learn more about children and grief, whether their own family is dealing with a loss or they are trying to better support a friend, student, neighbor, or counseling client. On the right side of this page are links to a number of themed subpages offering information about various issues related to grieving children, teens, and families. Among others, these include such pages as:
Our Links page will help you connect with many other local and national organizations committed to supporting grievers.
Our Books page offers a few recommendations, and we’ll be adding to this over time. At our Arlington, MA headquarters we have a lending library for families and volunteers in our program, and our library committee is working on creating reading lists and recommendations of books. The committee can always use more volunteers to help with this process.
One of the most helpful resource we can provide is the voice of parents who have experienced a loss and are parenting their children through grief. Our Parent Council is an active group of “alumni”, and they share their insight on several topics here. We’ll be adding to these ‘Parent-to-Parent’ pages over time.
Watch our Emmy nominated (!) video about children and grief from the PBS program “Keeping Kids Healthy.” A former Children’s Room family, the McKennas, talk about the death of their father and how coming to The Children’s Room helped them. The video includes an interview with Dr. Phyllis Silverman, bereavement researcher and a member of board of directors. Note that the 30 minute video is on Google Video, so there may be ads.