The Children's Room - Caring support for grieving children teens & families

06/17/2026

Today, The Children’s Room presented at the NACG National Alliance for Children's Grief Symposium in San Antonio, Texas.

In this session, Creating Support for Each and Every Student, participants explored how to design and implement Children’s and Teens’ Grief Awareness events that are inclusive, culturally informed, and supportive of any and all students.

For more than 15 years, The Children’s Room has partnered with schools and community organizations to help young people honor those who have died, support grieving peers, and better understand that they are not alone in their grief.

We’re proud to share this work with professionals from across the country and continue building more grief-informed communities for children and teens.

A special thank you to Christine Lambright, Corina Garcia-Reyes, and Yvonne Sierra for representing The Children’s Room and sharing their expertise on a national stage. 💙

06/16/2026

Today, we’re celebrating a special milestone for The Children’s Room.

Our Program Coordinator for Outreach School & Community-Based Services, Corina Reyes, presented at the NACG National Alliance for Children's Grief (NACG) Symposium in San Antonio, Texas. Her session, Con Corazón: Honoring Grief in the Latino Community Through Culturally Informed Practices, highlighted the importance of culturally responsive approaches to supporting grieving children, teens, and families.

We are proud to see Corina representing The Children’s Room and contributing her knowledge, experience, and heart to this important national conversation.

¡Muchas felicidades, Corina! 💙💛

06/16/2026

“When you lose someone you love, you don’t move on from them. You move forward with them.”

In this week’s 30 Years, 30 Stories, Long reflects on life after the death of his wife, Kim, and what it meant to raise their son while carrying grief, love, and memory together.

A story about family, resilience, and the ways relationships continue long after someone dies.

Read and watch: https://open.substack.com/pub/childrensroomorg/p/learning-to-parent-alone

On fatherhood, grief, and learning to parent alone.

06/11/2026

“In those first months, everything was a blur,” Aakash remembers. “I couldn’t even tell you how I got the boys to school, but I knew I needed to help them process their grief.”

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How One Family Found Hope After Loss: Aakash, Arnav, and Veer’s Story Every day, children, teens, and their families walk through the doors of The Children’s Room carrying grief that no one should ever have to experience: the death of a parent or sibling. In 2018, the unimaginable happened. Aaka...

06/11/2026

What began as a small community effort grew slowly over time, shaped by the people who entered it. Families. Volunteers. Facilitators. Teens who later returned as adults. Children who grew up remembering they once sat in those same circles themselves.

And while the world around it changed, certain things stayed remarkably consistent.

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Stories from The Children’s Room • Then. Now. Always.

06/09/2026

"The core values of The Children’s Room—that grief is a normal part of life, that the work of grief is less about “recovery” or “moving on” than it is about learning to live with loss, and that people benefit from opportunities to be in communities where they can be honest about that part of their lives—continue to inform my work many years later."

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Twenty years after joining The Children’s Room, Mark Redmond reflects on the lessons that continue to shape his work—and his life.

06/04/2026

Children don’t always grieve with words. Play is an essential way for children and teens to process emotions, communicate what can be hard to put into words, and regain a sense of control in their lives, particularly after a loss.

Making Room for Play: Why It Matters in Grief Support for Children and Teens Grief can feel heavy for children, teens, and the adults caring for them. Emotions may arrive all at once: sadness, confusion, anger, longing. For young people who don’t always have the words to

06/04/2026

Everyday language and commonly used phrases might carry unintended emotional weight, especially for those who have experienced loss. Grief-inclusive language helps us speak with greater care and fosters a welcoming environment for families. When we speak with this awareness, we affirm that their experiences matter.

Why Words Matter: Grief-Inclusive Language at The Children’s Room At The Children’s Room, we believe that the words we choose matter. Not as a set of rules, but as a form of care. Every child, teen, and family who comes to TCR brings their own story,

06/03/2026

“Tell me a story.”

After the death of their son Michael, Margaret Berges and Lauren Grasso came to The Children’s Room looking for a place where their family could feel understood.

For them, storytelling is one way of keeping Michael’s memory present. Stories create connection, deepen understanding, and make space for grief.

As Lauren shares, “You can come here, and people just get it.” 💙

https://youtu.be/X7ZfV2kQNnc

After their son Michael died, Margaret Berges and Lauren Grasso came to The Children’s Room with their daughter Charley, looking for a place where their fami...

06/02/2026

Children often know exactly what they need to express, even when adults don’t immediately understand it.

On grief, growing up, and seeing yourself in someone else.