Fisher Williams has never liked running.“Like, I’ve never done it for my own enjoyment.”His dad, Brent, probably would have considered that a pretty good reason to run anyway.Growing up, Brent encouraged Fisher to do the things that felt hard. To challenge himself and try things...

There are things you might not notice when you first walk into The Children’s Room.Newer pieces sit alongside furniture and objects that have been part of the house for years. Children’s drawings share space with artwork on the walls. Some rooms invite you to sit...

Reflections by Corina Garcia-ReyesWhen my colleague first invited me to write about migratory grief, I thought I knew exactly what I wanted to say.Instead, I found myself sitting with questions I hadn’t revisited in a long time.I moved from Guatemala to the United States when...

Reflections by Corina Garcia-ReyesCuando mi compañera de trabajo me invitó a escribir sobre el duelo migratorio, pensé que sabía exactamente lo que quería decir.Pero, en lugar de eso, me encontré haciéndome preguntas que no había pensado desde hacía mucho tiempo.Me mudé de Guatemala a Estados...

Reflections from Lenna WertenbakerI first learned about The Children’s Room from a clip in an e-newsletter I generally never even opened. It was an interview with someone who had worked there and as soon as I read about what TCR is up to I knew...

Reflections from Jeffrey ZhangI used to walk past the yellow house with the blue door all the time. When I first moved to Arlington, it was right along my usual walking route, and I often wondered about the quiet work happening inside. It was that...

The day before Thanksgiving in 2015, then Executive Director Donna Smith Sharff was standing in her sister’s kitchen making stuffing for the holiday meal.She was chopping onions and celery when her cellphone rang.She glanced at the screen. She didn’t recognize the number.Like many of us...

Children gather at First Baptist Church in Arlington during one of The Children’s Room’s early peer support groups. This photograph appeared in The Boston Sunday Globe on October 12, 2003, offering a glimpse into the simple but intentional spaces where children could play, remember, and...