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PRESS RELEASE July 13, 2013 By Cheryl LaMee-Ludwig The Board of Directors for The Children’s Room appointed Newton resident Blyth Lord as its newest member.  Based in Arlington, The Children’s Room (TCR) supports grieving children, teens and families.  Executive Director Donna Smith Sharff is [...]

The Center for Homicide Bereavement (CHB) of the Victims of Violence Program Cambridge Health Alliance is offering Marathon Bombing Support Group Series. The group is for those in the vicinity of the finish line (injured and those in attendance). All services are free of [...]

The Children's Room is happy to pass along some exciting news about this summer's Colorado Outward Bound Heroic Journey: Full-Tuition Scholarships Available for the following  Outward Bound Heroic Journey courses: HEROIC JOURNEY 2013   6/17/13-6/23/13 Colorado Alpine Backpacking     7/10/13-7/16/13 Colorado Alpine Backpacking   8/9/13-8/15/13 Colorado Alpine Backpacking    https://www.outwardbound.org/course-list/5/heroic-journey-courses/  Contact Jason [...]

We all have been touched in some way by the tragic events surrounding the bombings at the 2013 Boston Marathon. Regardless of our personal connection to the individuals and families directly affected by the blasts, we feel a deep sense of sadness and fear. [...]

Nanci Gelb & Terri Tsagaris On Marathon Monday, Nanci Gelb of Weston and Terri Tsagaris of Wellesley will join TCR's Miles & Memories Team at the starting line in Hopkinton - ready to run their sixth marathon together. Read the story about [...]

The Children’s Room is excited to cheer on our eight fabulous runners at this year’s Boston Marathon! TCR's Miles & Memories Marathon Team has already trained over 2,400 collective miles in preparation for Marathon Monday. On April 15th, our eight runners will join together [...]

Boston Globe correspondent Joan Wickersham recently posted a thought-provoking editorial on grief. Grief doesn't have a timeline by Joan Wickersham, February 8, 2013 "... Grief is a lot weirder than we think. It doesn’t follow a logical course or conform to any predictable timetable. [...]

TCR teens and chaperones at a Boston Celtics game - Weds., Jan. 30th Thanks to the Highland Hoops program, a partnership between the Highland Street Foundation and the Boston Celtics, a group of 22 teens from The Children’s Room had the opportunity to attend [...]

The following blog post by Phyllis Silverman is taken directly from her blog Raising Grieving Children, on Psychology Today's website. Phyllis Silverman is an international expert in the field of grief and one of the founders of The Children's Room. Learning a Language For [...]

The Children's Room executive director, Donna Smith Sharff, will be giving a presentation in Winchester later this month on "Easing Conversations in Difficult Times." Donna will address the needs, challenges and opportunities that children and families face when confronted with early loss. Information will [...]