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How to Comfort A Dying Loved One: End-of-life expert Dr. Marianne Matzo explains some simple ways to offer solace
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Tag Archives: children coping with loss
How do Child-life Specialists Help Children Cope with Illness and Death?
A conversation with Kelsey Mora, a child-life specialist who empowers children and adolescents to better understand and cope with life's most challenging events, Part One
In this interview, SevenPonds speaks with Kelsey Mora, a certified child-life specialist (CCLS) at Advocate Health in Chicago and chair of their system-wide pediatric and perinatal bereavement support group. Her work as a CCLS provides in-person support for children and adolescents … Continue reading
Our Weekly Tip: Explaining Death To Children
Remember to take developmental stages into account when talking about death with youngsters
Our Tip of the Week: Our cultural taboo against talking about death means that we often don’t know how to talk to our children when a loved one dies. Talking to young children about death is a delicate matter, and some … Continue reading
”Maybe Death is Like a Light” by Greg Lundgren
Maybe Death is Like a Light shines the way for kids to view death in a truly new light
Greg Lundgren, both designer and handmade cremation urn provider, has written and illustrated a coloring book to help a child coping with death view his or her experience in a new light. The book, Maybe Death is Like a Light, walks … Continue reading
