Karen Dillon Appreciates Fellow Volunteers
At a recent 10th Anniversary Celebration of Volunteers and Staff, Karen Dillon delivered a heartfelt appreciation of her fellow volunteers. See what Karen had to say […]
Teen Performance Troupe Season Finale, May 31st
The performance will be held at The Belmont Hill School, Kraft Theater, 350 Prospect Street, Belmont at 5:30 pm. The Performance Troupe is a group of teens who have written an original show about grief in the lives of today's teens. Each of the [...]
Announcing Summer 2009 Workshop Series
Join us this summer at The Children's Room for our inaugaral Summer Workshop Series. Day-long workshops will offer educators, mental health professionals and others opportunities to learn how to better support grieving children, teens and young adults. More info here.
Hope Grows Here! Donate Now for a Beautiful Cherry Blossom Tree
Or donate toward our spruce tree, rose bushes, daphne…. Planting for our new Hope Grows Here garden is this week and we need to raise funds for our new cherry blossom tree and other beautiful plants that will brighten [...]
Words That Help, Words That Hurt – What To Say To Someone Grieving
Our Parents Council, a group of "alumni" parents and other caring parents come together for workshops on a variety of topics. The following information was compiled from their recent workshop. Words That Don't Help We have all been hurt by people saying or doing [...]
Second Annual National College Student Grief Awareness Week April 19-25
The Children's Room wants to raise awareness about the prevalence and impact of coping with illness or death as a college student. We invite everyone to participate in the National College Student Grief Awareness Week, hosted by the National Students of AMF. Here is [...]
Being Honest with Children
In her most recent article on the Psychology Today website, our board member and child bereavement expert, Phyllis Silverman writes that people instinctively want to protect children when someone has died. In her thoughtful piece, she proposes that a better approach is to guide [...]
TD Banknorth and Celtics Team Up for Grieving Teens
As part of their new partnership with the Boston Celtics, TD Banknorth is providing teens from The Children's Room the opportunity to attend a Celtics game through the "TD Banknorth Kids Clubhouse" program. Celtics forward Al Jefferson hosts the program and will meet with [...]
Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Death, Illness and Other Stressful Life-Events
Donna Sharff, Program Director and Deborah Rivlin, Director of Education and Training from The Children's Room will be presenting at this year's conference for the Massachusetts School Counselors Association. This workshop will provide counselors with the tools of language and strategies, from a [...]
Our own Phyllis Silverman writes for Psychology Today
Our own founding board member and child bereavement expert Phyllis Silverman, Ph D is now the official writer for Psychology Today's new blog "Raising Grieving Children". In her inaugural post, she introduces herself and the influences that have shaped her over the years. Read [...]
