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Helping Your Child Cope with the Death of Friends and Classmates

Posted: December 29th, 2011 by Michele Borba


A tragic fire touches the Windward School community in Connecticut this week killing three children and their grandparents. How to explain tragedy to children and help classmates and a community grieve is written by Harold S. Koplewicz, MD, President of the Child Mind Institute, child psychiatrist and director of the New York University Child Study Center. I’ve [...]



How to Talk to Kids About the Deaths of Michael Jackson & Farrah

Posted: June 26th, 2009 by Michele Borba


Many parents say that explaining death to children is one of the toughest topics. So if you haven’t had that talk, are you ready this afternoon? Chances are highly likely that your child will ask you about death if not today then sometime soon. After all, the passing of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett is [...]