When a child is grieving, they can choose to withdraw into silence. Do whatever you can to stay connected emotionally - Our tendency can be to retreat emotionally or to withhold information. But take cues from the child about how ...
In the young adult book Keturah and Lord Death by Martine Leavitt, Keturah, a sixteen year old girl living during medieval times, converses on several occasions with Lord Death. In one of their conversations she asks what it is like ...
One of the big steps of the grief journey is deciding whether or not you are going to let the title “widow” define you or not. It's understood that this “event” in your life has had a major impact and ...
Parenting can become a whole new ball game when you are suddenly parenting on your own. When children know what you will and won't tolerate, a lot of conflict can be avoided. I want to thank Nicholeen Peck of "Parenting ...
While some of you may be ready to find and welcome new love after loss, your children may not be so anxious for this life event to proceed. If you’re thinking about this, here is some food for thought. Let’s talk ...
If you are now a single parent, there can be so many more decisions to be made, and so many more instances where you have to take action in response to a behavior. A lot depends on what the dynamics were ...
This afternoon I was running late for a meeting and grabbed the folder I needed to take with me. I quickly glanced through it and was surprised (shocked, actually) to see a transcript of my husband's funeral sitting among the ...
This is my son's wedding weekend, so I've asked the talented Claire McCarthy to write a guest blog post. I recently met Claire, a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist, who helps people in the Phoenix area to lead healthy, happy and ...
"In his article “More teaching, less threatening can lead to greater influence,”* Joseph Grenny referred to a reaction parents can have that actually leads to misunderstanding. This reaction, called FAE (“fundamental attribution error”) happens when a parent assigns negative motives ...
Although it may seem so, your life did NOT end with the loss of your partner. It’s just that in your grief, you’re feeling unable to imagine what comes next. This doesn’t mean it’s not there waiting for you to ...