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The Farm Upstate: Talking to Kids When Your Pet Dies
Helping you help your kid grieve the loss of a pet
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Jared Paventi
Let's Talk About Miscarriage
Miscarriage is isolating and traumatic. We speak with someone who has had two: my wife.
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Jared Paventi
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14 years later
My oldest daughter's upcoming birthday reminds me of the uncertain circumstances of her arrival
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Jared Paventi
Kids & Death: Helping Kids Understand Their Grief
Navigating grief one age group at a time
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Jared Paventi
Kids & Death: Too Young to be a Pallbearer?
In which another antiquated tradition goes under the microscope and we ask how young is too young to be a pallbearer.
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Jared Paventi
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Kids & Death: Meet Them Where They Are
In which we learn that you control very little.
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Jared Paventi
Kids & Death: How to Answer the Questions
In which we begin a series on relating death and grief to children
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Jared Paventi
Schools and the Youth Suicide Epidemic
The missed opportunity of schools and mental health services, and an interview with a parent fighting back against youth suicide.
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Jared Paventi
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Go Jingle Yourself: The First Holidays After a Loved One Dies
Admitting that it's going to suck is the first step.
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Jared Paventi
Teenage Suicide (Don't Do It): Part I
The opening salvo on a topic that we will never resolve.
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Jared Paventi
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