This year s Strengthening Families Training Institute in Boise is highlighting the importance of positive experiences for children. Dr. Robert Sege, pediatrician at Tufts Medical Center s Floating Hospital for Children and the conference s keynote speaker, helped develop the Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences framework. .
Knowing how to hold space for the grief of children can be complex, but learning how to do it is vital for their well-being. A death in the family is always traumatic, but deaths due to overdose bring their own unique pain and are on the rise. The National Institutes of Health reports U.S. .
CALDWELL (Idaho Statesman) — Linda Martin grew up with death. As a child, she would see friends at church one week and then never again, she said. When the community’s elders gathered at someone’s home, she assumed the worst: another loss. Martin, who now lives in Oregon, was raised in Boise as a member of […]
Nebraska is one of six states participating in "No Child Grieves Alone," a series of regional conferences aiming to help communities recover after the social isolation and the tremendous loss of life during the global pandemic. Carly Runestad, executive director of the Mourning Hope Grief Center, said the event will explore ways for parents, teachers, school counselors and anyone else working with children to support them as they process the loss of a family member or friend. "It s kind of our human nature for us to try and shield children from grief, but grief is really a natural human experience," Runestad explained. " .