October 14, 2013
Children’s Grief from a Mother’s Point of View
I had no idea what I was supposed to do when my husband passed away and how to help my 2-year-old daughter with the loss of her dad. I looked for children’s books to help her understand. I went through counseling on my own for guidance. Through personal trial and error, I learned what top […]
August 13, 2013
What Mourning Children Need Returning to School
This school year thousands of children and teens will be returning to the classroom in North Texas and around the U.S. after the death of a close family member. According to statistics 4% of single parents in the U.S. are widowed, and 13.9% of those widowed parent households have children 12 and under. Additional children […]
August 12, 2013
When Life Gets Messy: Parenting After Divorce
By Laura Petherbridge Life as a single parent can be exhausting, frustrating, and fearful. However, it is possible to survive and even thrive when parenting alone. It takes work, a willingness to change destructive patterns, and a teachable spirit. After a divorce a child typically becomes as emotionally stable as the parent. This is true even […]
