Resources

Guiding Teens Through Grief: Navigating the Intersection of Development and Loss

The teen years are filled with rapid growth and change that sometimes can feel challenging. Teens are forming their identity as people outside the family and school, experimenting with roles within their family and peers, and getting ready to enter the world and explore [...]

2024-02-13T13:47:47+00:00February 12th, 2024|News, Resources, TCR Team, Teens, Uncategorized|

TCR’s Unique Approaches to Supporting Teens

Though experiencing a death can be a life-changing event for anyone, adolescence is a crucial period of development. Something we’ve learned from teens who have had someone die is that it can be beneficial to figure out what actually helps you cope with grief [...]

2024-02-14T23:30:22+00:00February 12th, 2024|Events, News, Resources, Teens, Uncategorized|

Empowering Professionals Working with Grieving Children Through Education

With an estimated 1 in 13 children in the state of Massachusetts experiencing the death of a parent or sibling before they reach the age of 18, it is likely that many adults will, at some point, know a grieving child or teen.  This [...]

2024-02-02T15:39:17+00:00February 2nd, 2024|News, Resources, TCR Team, Training, workshops or conferences|

Understanding Grief in Children and Teens: Normalizing and Nurturing the Process

What is grief? Most people respond by saying it is sadness, but grief is far more expansive and complicated. It has many feelings attached to it, often several at the same time. Historically, it has been thought that infants and children do not grieve, [...]

2023-10-19T14:27:11+00:00October 19th, 2023|Child Loss, News, Resources, TCR Team, Training|

The Launch of Fall Programs 2023-2024 at TCR

This fall brings new and exciting ways of doing things at The Children’s Room. We continue to be committed to providing direct grief support services - both in person at our Center in Arlington, in the Community at Schools or Community Organizations, and through [...]

2023-09-20T19:09:08+00:00September 19th, 2023|Child Loss, Events, News, Resources, Teens, Training, Uncategorized, Volunteers|

Supporting Children and Teens Through Change: Navigating the Return to School After a Loss

“August is like the Sunday of Summer…”   This meme has been popping up across social media and traded in text messages as adults feel the approaching close of summer and tug towards transitions into the fall. Kids have also felt changes approaching as [...]

2023-08-23T12:38:00+00:00August 22nd, 2023|Advocacy, Resources, Uncategorized|

The Role Of School & Community-Based Agencies In Providing Mental Health And Grief Support

As we acknowledge Mental Health Awareness Month, it’s important to highlight the ongoing systems that support youth on a daily basis.  The Children’s Room recognizes and appreciates the role that schools and community-based agencies play in providing stability, consistency, and access to a range of [...]

2023-05-12T13:38:51+00:00May 10th, 2023|News, Resources|

Experiencing Grief as a Teenager

Adolescence can be a unique time full of life challenges, milestones, relationship dynamics, and identity exploration.  Having different needs and personalities, teens also often grieve in their own personal ways. Here TCR's Program Manager for Schools, Community, and Adolescents, Christine Lambright, and Program Coordinator [...]

2023-02-15T20:11:59+00:00February 14th, 2023|Resources, Teens|

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