Parenting
When a Parent Is Grieving: Effects on the Child
When you're grieving, your child feels the effects. Your sadness is in the house. Your attention is divided. Your emotional energy is depleted. Unders...
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Parenting
Why Some Parents Feel a Loss of Identity
You love your child. You're grateful to be a parent. And yet, you feel like you've lost yourself. This contradiction confuses many parents. How can yo...
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Parenting
Parenting During Grief and Loss
Grief is exhausting. When you're losing someone important, your child still needs breakfast, bedtime, and emotional presence. The contradiction—grievi...
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Parenting
How Children Experience Parental Separation
From a child's perspective, parental separation is a significant loss. Even very young children notice the change. Understanding how your child is lik...
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Daycare
Saying Goodbye to a Daycare: Emotional Considerations
Leaving a daycare your child loved—whether for a move, school transition, or changing care arrangements—involves genuine loss and grief. Your child ha...
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Parenting
Miscarriage: What to Expect Physically and Emotionally
Miscarriage is the most common complication of pregnancy and one of the least spoken about. One in five confirmed pregnancies ends in miscarriage; the...
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Emotions
When a Child Loses Someone: Supporting Children Through Bereavement
Bereaved children are often the forgotten mourners. Adults around them are also grieving and distracted by their own loss; the child's behaviour may n...
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