With summer approaching, you might be thinking about a family vacation. After coping with a loss in your family you may decide to redefine your family vacation and make some changes. Others might find comfort in returning to a favorite place or activity. Do [...]
“If we lost Uncle David, why don’t we go find him?” Strategies for Talking with Young Children about Death, Dying and Loss This interactive workshop will provide tools and strategies for working with young children around death, illness, and other painful losses. Participants will [...]
Are you thinking about making a more serious commitment to a new partner after the loss of your spouse? You might be planning to talk to your kids about changing your living arrangement or getting remarried. How do you balance your role as a [...]
Fostering Resiliency in Children Coping with Death, Illness and other Losses This workshop provides social workers, counselors, teachers, and other professionals with the tools and strategies to support children through all kinds of loss. Loss will be discussed not only as a crisis, but [...]
Your relationship with your in-laws may change after the death of your spouse. Perhaps it’s a friendship that will stand on its own, or maybe it wasn’t a positive relationship before the loss. Your in-laws are your children’s family, and you will most likely [...]
Creating a Crisis Plan: Helping Your Community Respond to Loss by Creating a Crisis Team and Plan of Action This training will provide participants with developmentally appropriate tools and strategies for helping children and adolescents cope with death, dying and loss. Working interactively, we [...]
We face many heart-wrenching decisions after the loss of a loved one. What to keep and what to part with, when to take off a wedding ring, and whether to involve your children in these decisions. You may feel like you should be following [...]
Are you beginning to think about dating again after the loss of your spouse or partner? It can be challenging to talk with your children about a new relationship. Perhaps you’re asking yourself: How do I get started? Is internet dating safe? Should I [...]
We are so pleased to announce that Martin Conneely and Maritza Ebling will be running the Boston Marathon in April in support of The Children's Room. Our two marathon bibs are provided through the generosity of the John Hancock Foundation. John Hancock has sponsored [...]
Helping Our Children & Teens Cope with Stressful Life Events This presentation and interactive discussion will give parents, educators, and other concerned adults practical information about how children and teens understand and cope with loss. Participants will learn developmentally appropriate strategies and language to [...]
The Children’s Room
1210 Massachusetts Ave.
Arlington, MA 02476
Phone: (781)-641-4741
Fax: (781) 641-0012
Email: info@childrensroom.org
Our business office hours:
Monday through Friday
9:30 am to 5:30 pm.
