Death

How to Discuss End-of-Life Wishes with Your Co-Parent

How to Discuss End-of-Life Wishes with Your Co-Parent

How to broach the topic of end-of-life planning to ensure you have the appropriate plans in place for your children.

Erin Bury

Is it weird that my little kid is so into horror and blood?

Is it weird that my little kid is so into horror and blood?

It's not a Halloween thing, it's an all-year-round thing, and as an admitted scaredy-cat, I find it totally unnerving that my kid loves horror so much.

Colleen Seto

How to talk to your kids about Hurricane Fiona

How to talk to your kids about Hurricane Fiona

Dr. Jillian Roberts

Should children attend funerals or is it too much for them?

Should children attend funerals or is it too much for them?

With Queen Elizabeth’s funeral around the corner, some people are wondering if any royal children will attend—and if kids should attend funerals in general.

Dr. Jillian Roberts

How to explain death to kids who ask about the Queen

How to explain death to kids who ask about the Queen

With talk of the Queen's death everywhere, our children will undoubtedly hear about it and will have many questions. Here's how to approach the topic.

Dr. Jillian Roberts

This teacher's sweet funeral request will melt your heart

This teacher's sweet funeral request will melt your heart

Teachers are the best, aren't they?

Kevin John Siazon

Why I told my kids about my mother’s suicide

Why I told my kids about my mother’s suicide

Instead of soiling her struggle with shame, I’m honest about my mother's suicide in the hopes of breaking the cycle of mental illness in my family.

Mary Pembleton

It’s the biggest test of my life—raising two kids after my husband died

It’s the biggest test of my life—raising two kids after my husband died

In the months since my husband died, my two kids and I have been struggling and learning as we try to rebuild our life as Jon would’ve wanted us to.

Nancy Westaway

Naya Rivera from Glee did what any parent would—sacrificed her life for her kid

Naya Rivera from Glee did what any parent would—sacrificed her life for her kid

The celeb's son was found alone on a boat last week, but she was nowhere to be found. It's now been determined that she saved his life, but lost hers.

Today's Parent

Losing my mom just after becoming one

Losing my mom just after becoming one

I was shattered after the death of a parent, and I worried how the loss of my mother would affect my son and my ability to raise him.

Carla Harms

My kid sees dead people

My kid sees dead people

This is not a drill. Here's what one woman did when late grandpa Bob started coming to visit her two-and-a-half year old.

Anneliese Lawton

Growing up without a dad was the best thing to happen to me

Growing up without a dad was the best thing to happen to me

I came to expect two things out of life: hard work and rejection. Then I learned that I could survive, and surpass, those blows.

Cyndy Etler

My only child died, but I’ll always be a mother

My only child died, but I’ll always be a mother

I will always be India’s mother. But what does that mean now that she's gone?

Lesley Buxton

The children’s hospice that helps terminally ill kids really live

The children’s hospice that helps terminally ill kids really live

“When our daughter was dying, there was nowhere else we wanted to be.”

Christen Shepherd

This 5-year-old asked for a fun funeral, so his parents did just that

This 5-year-old asked for a fun funeral, so his parents did just that

"Funerals are sad: I want 5 bouncy houses (because I'm 5), Batman, and snow cones"

Kevin John Siazon

When my Baby Died, I Realized There was No Field Guide for Grief

When my Baby Died, I Realized There was No Field Guide for Grief

We, the suffering and the bereaved, can’t possibly be cut loose in a world where people still run for the bus like it matters. But we are.

Kate Inglis

The reason behind this newborn's military photoshoot will break your heart

The reason behind this newborn's military photoshoot will break your heart

Yes, we'll admit it: We are definitely crying.

Kevin John Siazon

I lost my hair, so other moms might not have to lose their child

I lost my hair, so other moms might not have to lose their child

My daughter hung a sign saying “No crying!” on her hospital room door. I only broke her rule once—just before she passed away from a cancer without a cure.

Carrie Wall

I am not overprotective—I am a mom who lost a child

I am not overprotective—I am a mom who lost a child

When a child dies, you lose the choice to be a carefree, free-range mother. Here's why one mom wants the indictment of helicopter parenting to stop.

Heather Hamilton, as told to Kate Rae

This therapy helps grieving parents process child loss and miscarriage

This therapy helps grieving parents process child loss and miscarriage

If you're experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after birth trauma or losing a child, EMDR therapy might help you more than talk therapy.

Priscilla Blossom