grieving children
Children’s Grief Awareness Month: Studying Grief Through the Lifespan
by Lane Pease Hendricks, Director of Programs and Partnerships At Kate’s Club, we empower children, teens, and now young adults after the death of a parent, sibling, or caregiver. We may help children grieve, but ultimately we instill skills that will help them as adults. Grief is not an event, but a journey. Grief does…
Read MoreKeturah's Camp Good Mourning Story
Maybe it was the refreshing breeze, or the serenity I felt as I strolled through the camps pathway. Perhaps it was simply the joyous conversations coming from some of the campers and warm hugs and smiles from the buddies. Though I can’t pinpoint what it was specifically, I knew this combination made me feel right…
Read MoreA World Where it is Ok to Grieve
By: Kate Atwood [Today is National Children’s Grief Awareness Day. It comes on the heels of the tragic terrorist attacks around the world. And while a lot of us are grieving a sense of loss of our own freedom by these attacks, hundreds of families are experiencing the darkest days of grief as they mourn…
Read MoreBeyond The Lens: Photography as Therapy
Our mission at Kate’s Club is to empower children and teens facing life after the death of a parent or sibling. One of the ways that we empower our kids is by giving them different means to express themselves and to work through the emotions they are feeling. This past March our teens took party…
Read MoreChanged Our Lives
On July cheap generic viagra with dapoxetine 100mg 6th, 2012 my daughter and our family’s lives were changed forever. An amazing man, my friend, and her father died. He committed suicide. My heart still hurts about this. Not only levitra versus viagra because of how it affects me, but mainly because of how it affects…
Read MoreThe Tragedy in Newtown – by Lane Pease
The first few mornings after the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, I would turn on the news and be reminded of the reality of the situation. After the death of a loved one, be it protracted or sudden, the survivors often wake up in the morning and for the first few seconds forget. I found myself…
Read MoreThe Heart to Make a Difference
Chris is an 11 year old Kate’s Club member. His mom died in February of 2010, and he joined KC in June of 2010. Chris went to the Georgia Aquarium with our Kate’s Club Outing on Saturday. Chris clearly knows his marine biology and ocean ecology. He knows about beluga whales and whale sharks and…
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