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Children Grief

Lighting Their Way

Terry Marotta | Posted 02.20.2013 | Healthy Living
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Terry Marotta

Death is not the story's title. And death is not the chapter's close. It's what is done in the face of death that makes the tale worth reading.

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How We Can Help Children Cope With Grief and Loss After a Mass Trauma

Bonnie Rubenstein | Posted 12.20.2012 | Home
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Bonnie Rubenstein

Loss -- albeit much less tragic -- is inevitable, natural and something we all face. While dealing with a loss is never easy, it can be peculiarly disorienting for children, who are developing emotionally and have fewer past experiences to relate to.

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Helping Children Navigate the Holidays After Tragedy

Laura Munts | Posted 02.17.2013 | Healthy Living
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Laura Munts

Traditions are the thread that unite and comfort us, transcending time and generations. While they help us maintain a connection to those who have died or the past that we've lost, they focus on the living and the love that carries us forward.

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Kids and Funerals -- Do They Belong Together?

Ashley Davis Bush, LCSW | Posted 11.07.2012 | Healthy Living
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Ashley Davis Bush, LCSW

Open your own heart and understand that children benefit when they participate in a family event that includes both celebration and pain. Together you can face the sorrow, share the tears, and always, always, hold the love in your hearts.

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