Most people get caught up in the excitement of the back-to-school rituals and environment every Fall. Whether it is preschool, grade school, middle school, high school or college, school has always marked a milestone in one’s life. However for parents who have experienced the loss of a child, a miscarriage or other child related tragedy … Read More
The start of the school year was always a time of celebration for my husband. Mimicking the practices of his mother, he insisted on a “first day of school” picture with our son out in front of our house. But in November of my son’s second grade year, my husband died suddenly in an automobile … Read More
Each fall Midland Care hosts a children’s grief camp for children ages 6 – 12 who are grieving the death of a loved one. It takes a village of staff and volunteers to prepare and run the grief camp. Over 30 volunteers attend camp to make sure everything runs smoothly. One of the most important … Read More
As children grow and mature, their understanding about death and grief continues to evolve. Children experience grief differently at each developmental stage. As a child ages and enters a new developmental stage, they may begin to have new realizations about the death and may actively grieve the loss all over again. This can be very … Read More
Often grieving children feel very alone. They think they are the only child who is grieving, sometimes even when there are other children in the same house who are also grieving. There is something that happens when a large group of grieving children get together that is difficult to put words to. The outcome is … Read More