SXSW 2009 Film Trailer: Motherland – Six diverse and remarkable women, each grieving the loss of a child, travel to rural South Africa to work as volunteers in an effort to find some positive meaning in the wake of their tragedies. The group, strangers to each other before the trip began but bound by the painful experience they share, contribute to and learn from a culture that deals with mourning in a way very different from what theyre accustomed to in America. For 17 days on the other side of the world, these women cry and laugh, grieve and celebrate, and talk more openly than ever before about the kids they adored.

 

Helping children deal with loss

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Liz Griffin, a children's grief counselor at Kid's Path, says helping teens cope with loss can be a challenge. “Not every child is a sit down, talk about your feelings, get it all out there type of child, in fact most children aren't,” she explains …
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Helping children cope with the loss of a pet

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Grief in children, as well as in adults, often exhibits itself in many different ways. One thing to remember, especially when the grief is due to the loss of a pet, is that children may actually take longer to grieve the loss than adults. Identifying …
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Naval Hospital offers support group for grieving parents

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Resolve Through Sharing at Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune recently implemented an Infant Loss Support Group to help cope with this unfortunate reality. Resolve Through Sharing is a support program … “People grieve for many different reasons,” said …
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