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Children and teens often benefit from creative activities that allow them space to process their feelings, develop coping skills, and remember the person who died. ...
Continue readingCare Dimensions child life specialists offer tips for parents to prepare their children for visits with loved ones who are receiving hospice care. ...
Continue readingTips on what to say -- and what not to say -- to a child who is grieving the death of someone important to them. ...
Continue readingIn observance of Child Life Month, two Care Dimensions child life specialists provide seven tips for talking to children about death and dying. ...
Continue readingHere are eight tips that parents can use to help their grieving children cope with death and loss. ...
Continue readingA Rotarian whose grandson had hospice care in England pays it forward for sick children and their families on the North Shore of Massachusetts. ...
Continue readingPosting to social media is one of the ways grieving teens may choose to remember a person they've lost. These platforms can be a great outlet for connecting, empowering, advocating and remembering if they have proper support and oversight. ...
Continue readingIt is complicated for adults to wrap our heads around what has been happening in our world, and it can be confusing to know how to talk to our children about it. Avoiding the topic doesn’t make it go away. We encourage you to speak openly as a family about the recent events. This articles lists four ways parents can help their children deal with frightening news. ...
Continue readingIn observance of Child Life Month, here are some common questions Care Dimensions child life specialists handle when helping parents of children who have someone important receiving hospice care or has already died. ...
Continue readingOlivia Schuller, a teen when she lost her Dad at the beginning of the COVID pandemic in 2019, struggled with her grief and summoned the inner strength to carry on. ...
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