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Explaining Death to Children

Dear Santa: I Want for Nothing, I Wish for Lots

Paula Mangin | Posted 02.18.2013 | Parents
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Paula Mangin

Last week, my daughter left a note on her white board in the playroom: I love everything. Simple and powerful. It made me envious. I wondered how I could preserve this sentiment for my kids as they grow older and restore this feeling in myself.

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Explaining the Unthinkable to My Daughters

Rebecca Levey | Posted 12.26.2012 | Parents
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Rebecca Levey

Before my daughters headed off to school this morning, I had to sit them down and tell them about an unimaginable tragedy that had happened in our neighborhood. Two children were allegedly stabbed to death by their nanny, and one of those children was a student at their school

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Carie's Ghost

Suzanne Clores | Posted 12.05.2012 | Parents
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Suzanne Clores

What if you and daddy both get sick and die? Who will take care of me? Where will you go?

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'What Happens When Mommy Dies?'

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 09.16.2011 | Healthy Living
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Mark Goulston, M.D.

Certainly the death and loss of a parent is tremendously agonizing, but it really doesn't mean that you can't go on, even if you're afraid you won't be able to.

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