Child Loss

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|

Finding Healing and Renewal in the Lost Pond: A Journey of Grief, Resilience, and Reflection

The Lost Pond is a wilded sanctuary space that spans the border between Newton and Brookline, MA. It includes long, meandering trails, a kettle hole, and a quaking bog. A section of the surrounding woods was recently remediated because of its proximity to the [...]

2023-09-14T14:42:24+00:00September 14th, 2023|Advocacy, Books, Child Loss, News, Uncategorized|

It doesn’t matter what time of year it is when you are grieving.

It doesn’t matter what time of year it is when you are grieving. The past few weeks of this year have been filled with shock and surprise, pain and anger, and so much grief. All of this is on top of it being [...]

2022-06-15T13:19:10+00:00June 15th, 2022|Child Loss, Rituals|

School & Community-Based Services

The annual Child Bereavement Estimation Model, (CBEM), conducted by Denver-based research organization, Judi's House and the New York Life Foundation, estimates that 1 in 14 children in Massachusetts* will experience the death of a parent or a sibling by the age of 18. This means [...]

2021-09-28T14:51:33+00:00September 28th, 2021|Child Loss, News, Resources, Teens, Training|

It doesn’t matter what time of year it is when you are grieving.

It doesn’t matter what time of year it is when you are grieving. There are always birthdays, anniversaries, a good grade, a win on the soccer field, a dance recital, or a piano concert that will not be attended by the person who [...]

2021-04-29T21:29:21+00:00April 24th, 2021|Child Loss, Holidays, Rituals|

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