The holiday season is painful for adults after the death of a loved one, but it can be even more isolating and distressing for children if they are not given ample guidance from the adults …

Question from Bob for author Gloria Lintermans: I am dating a 43-year-old widow with a 9-year-old daughter. Much of what you raise in your book, THE HEALING POWER OF GRIEF, transcends age, but I would love to …

Being a single dad is tough. Even though it is the 21st century and there’s a diversity of family configurations, being a single dad is tough. It can be rewarding and gratifying too. But it’s nonetheless …

By Lauren Littauer Briggs –?
By the time I was eight, my first brother had died and my second was diagnosed with the same fatal condition.? My great-grandmother had died, but I wasn’t allowed at the …

By Jewel Sample
A holiday or birthday is a great time to create a picture memory tree to celebrate the life of your loved one. Invite your family and friends, particularly children, to join in too.
Time: …

By Linda C. Wisniewski –
If a loss comes early in life, it sometimes takes many years before its full impact is felt. When my kindergarten best friend was killed, I was more puzzled and scared …

By Michele Neff Hernandez –
Motherhood brings out the lioness in me. No task is too small or sacrifice too great to ensure the well being of my three children. In my mind’s eye, I can …

By?Howard R. Winokuer, Ph.D., FT
Death is a subject that is usually not discussed, especially with children.? Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, one of the pioneers in the field of death and dying, has been quoted as saying …

By Joy Johnson —
It breaks our hearts, it troubles our minds, it rattles our souls; seeing children we love devastated, weeping, sorrow-filled. We want to fix it and we can’t. ?I can’t just go …

By Claire Perkins –
The death of a grandparent can be especially difficult for a young child. But there are ways that you can help the child cope.
For example, you can ask the?child to draw some …

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By Ruby Rose Fox –??
I remember the first time I discovered an ACE bandage. I stole it from the medicine cabinet and quickly hid it in my room. I loved the soft fabric, the way …

By Gloria C. Horsley, Ph.D., M.F.C., C.N.S and Heidi Horsley, Psy.D., L.M.S.W., M.S. –
I hate you! Leave me alone! I’m not going to some dumb support group! You can’t make me! I don’t want to …

?by Dr. Gloria Horsley
I was on my way to work on Friday when my son-in-law called to say the family dog, Tally, was hit and killed while chasing a squirrel across a busy highway.? My …

Chances are that you grew up in a two-parent family, a mom and a dad. Went to a local school, away to college, married, had children of your own. And then, tragedy struck and your …