Dealing with Grief, by Tess Worrell of Family Matters
Listen without judging. Tell the truth. Offer choices. This article gets it right in how to help your kids cope with loss.
Oprah Shines a Spotlight on Childhood Trauma
The death of a parent is a trauma for a child or teen. A parent is a child’s first attachment, first love, the person they depend on for their very survival and often it is the very person to whom they would turn to for support after a loss.
Goodbye to the Albatross
My grandfather died when I was 2 years old. I never met him. The only things I have of his are two pictures – which are actually my mother’s – 2 black and white pictures. The first is of a tall, lanky man, dressed smartly – if not oddly formal – standing in the middle of a yard with the hot Caribbean sun beating down on him; the second, a close-up portrait. That was it. All imagined interactions, hoped-for futures, dreamed of backstories, stemmed from these 2 pictures.
Missing My Dad
Let’s imagine something different. Let’s Imagine a world where children coping with loss grow up emotionally healthy and able to lead meaningful and productive lives. Let’s imagine a world where grief, loss and trauma are transformed into resilience, empathy and compassion. So that someday the world is driven by love and compassion, and not unresolved grief.
When you cannot bear to be a witness…
As I popped onto facebook briefly on Tuesday, I learned about the chemical attack that took place in Syria. This was the first I had heard of an attack. Scrolling through my feed, there it was. I was confronted with the absolute carnage of it all – videos of people writhing in pain, people gasping for air, dying, many of them children. It was only a few seconds before I started crying, and shortly after that, short of breath. My asthma had been triggered so I put my phone down.
Family Portraits After the Death of a Family Member
So what happens when someone dies? Do family photos become terrible reminders of the person who has died, or symbols of the love and support that the person provided? We think the latter….
The Importance of Play
By Corey Wisler, MSW. Play is children’s work. Children play A LOT at Imagine! Play is important for healthy physical, cognitive, and emotional development. Through play children learn essential life skills, such as negotiation, emotional regulation, perspective taking, equality, and problem solving (Gray, 2013).
Grief and Bullying
What happens when the bereaved become the bullied? Mean comments that we believe to be true hurt, but planning responses can help.
Imagine Recommended Book List on Grief and Loss by Age
Recommended Book List Preschool Age: A Book About Losing Your Bunny, by Joshua Cohen Sad Isn’t Bad – A Guidebook for Kids Dealing With Loss, by Michaelene Mundy- About the […]
Sympathy Cards for Children and Teens
After searching in card stores and online for sympathy cards designed for children and teens and not finding any, Imagine, A Center for Coping with Loss decided to make its own. Find beautifully made cards by children for children in our online store.