At 13, Rashanna James-Frison turned to poetry to cope with the loss of her parents and the problems she saw in her hometown of Newark and the world beyond. Like keeping a journal, painting or other ...

When life gets overwhelming, everyone develops ways to manage difficult feelings and stressful situations. These strategies often help us regain a sense of control, even if we aren’t fully aware of ...

When a parental death happens and there are siblings involved, it is not uncommon for the older sibling to step into bigger shoes and act as a responsible caretaker for the younger siblings. The older ...

When a parent dies, children feel the pain differently than surrounding adults do. A parent is the whole world to a child, so to have this bond suddenly stop forming instills a deep sadness. After all ...