Many of us have experienced the loss of a pet. It’s a feeling that words can hardly capture—horrendous, often surprisingly so ...
A preschooler's loss resurfaces differently as a teenager, and adults must understand that grief evolves over years, ...
Following the tragic July 4 floods in Texas, children might feel their grief set in as they return to school. Some will notice missing classmates, while others might fear going back to the classroom ...
When a child experiences the death of someone close to them, adults often feel at a loss as to how to help. They want to do something, but fear saying or doing it wrong. Children’s books can be an ...
That’s what many grieving children at Valerie’s House tell us they’ve been told by people in their lives. Others hear things like, “It’s been a year,” or “Stop using your loss as an excuse.” The ...
Valerie's House, a nonprofit that helps grieving children in Southwest Florida, raised $641,000 after its second annual ...
Each child experiences loss in their own unique way. And each person trying to help a grieving child will have their own particular approach. Each person will have something special they can offer. We ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Many people falsely assume that young children are unable to grieve. The pandemic affected people’s views on ...
Working through both big and little grief events with a child and alone is a major take away. Source: Jeremy Thomas | Unsplash Over the last couple of years, the mental health of children has been ...
Every November, our nation recognizes Children’s Grief Awareness Month. It is a time to pause and acknowledge a reality that touches far more families than most of us realize — grief is not rare in ...
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — The death of 12-year-old Juan Acevedo has been devastating to his family, this community, and schoolmates at Larkspur Middle School. But among the challenges faced when a ...
What for many is the happiest time of the year can often be filled with a spectrum of emotions for those who have lost a loved one. Feelings like sadness, grief, guilt and isolation are common during ...