Recently, our Kids Who Kare Coordinator Christi Neville, LPC shared this information with the caregivers of children who attend these groups. Since grief affects sleep for all of us, not just in children, we thought it would be helpful to share with you. Recently at one of our groups, the kids were asked how they […]
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by Christi Neville, LPC As our year draws to a close, the holidays can be very bittersweet for families coping with loss. Although many grieving families’ holidays will never be quite the same, and it will take time and tenderness with ourselves to adjust, our pain does not have to define the entire holiday experience.
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by Christi Neville, LPC Sending our kids back to school has given me the opportunity to reflect on the many parallels between the classroom and grief. Our culture places heavy emphasis on quantifiable learning…almost daily, we teach our children valuable skills in math, reading, science, and athletics…lessons that are often visible, tangible, or at least
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by Christi Neville, LPC As new families filter into the Kids Who Kare program, I’m asked many questions about how to talk to children about death. Children, like adults, differ widely in their reactions to death. However, we all see that they are not “miniature adults”, and understanding how children conceptualize death within the context
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The Christi Center is a volunteer-driven organization. While we do have a small paid staff–we have close to 200 volunteers each year who contribute, on average, more than 10,000 hours annually. We’d like to spotlight some of those volunteers who are making a contribution of their time and talents–the only way we’d be able to
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