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Divorce & Family Challenges

Redefining Father’s Day after my husband’s arrest

By Kristen Boulard
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Resilience

Creating a new normal after 9/11

By Denise Olsen
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Divorce & Family Challenges

Getting Through Family Crises

Divorce, struggling to have children, family rejection-challenges like these can be disorienting and devastating. Here you can connect with others who are going through the same thing.

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Health, Illness & Injury

Finding new appreciation for Mother's Day after illness

By Jennifer Holmstoen Lee
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Resilience

Celebrating Mother’s Day with two dads

By Jean Azar-Tanguay
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Grief & Loss

Becoming a mother, after losing mine

By Sarah Rasheed
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Resilience

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A community where LGBTQ youth can connect with others and discuss issues related to discrimination and identity.

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"Joe Primo on Supporting Grieving Children – Option B"

The CEO of Good Grief—and a former hospice chaplain—shares strategies to help children cope with the death of a loved one and make sense of tragedy.

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How to Raise Successful Kids Without Overparenting VIDEO – Option B

Former Stanford dean Julie Lythcott-Haims encourages parents to stop defining their children's success via grades and test scores and instead focus on developing self-efficacy.

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How to Help Kids Grieve: Embrace the Process VIDEO – Option B

Good Grief's Joe Primo, a former hospice chaplain and an expert on how to help children grieve, explains why we should embrace the process of grieving—and how the experience can lead to a richer life.

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Family Toolkit: Coping with a Loved One’s Incarceration

These resources from Sesame Street provide caregivers with advice for coping as a family and talking with children about the incarceration of a loved one.

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Why Accepting your LGBTQ Child Matters—And How to Start

Parents want their children to be happy, healthy, and safe. If your child comes out to you as LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer), that may or may not be something you imagined or feel prepared for—but your acceptance really matters to their health and safety.

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Share the gift of empathy with your kids

There’s something about the holiday season that brings out the spirit of generosity. In addition to making things a bit brighter for others—and helping us feel good in turn—this season of doing good gives us a way to teach children a lesson in caring for others.

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How to Support a Friend Estranged from Family – Option B

Many adult children and their parents are estranged from one another, meaning they choose to put distance between themselves. Here’s how you can help a friend who is not close with their family and support them through a difficult Father’s Day.

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How to Care for Yourself and Your Kids When Natural Disasters Are in the News

Understanding how you or your children might react can help you feel more prepared when the unthinkable happens.

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Be there on Mother’s Day for friends who don’t have kids—but want them — Option B

For people who want children, Mother’s Day can be a sensitive time. If a friend shared their struggle with infertility or a miscarriage, show you’re thinking of them this Mother’s Day. These 6 tips can help when you support friends or loved ones who don’t have kids but want them. #OptionBThere

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Celebrate Father’s Day in a way that includes all LGBTQ families

Families today don’t all look the same—and that’s a good thing. More children than ever are being raised by single parents, adoptive parents, LGBTQ parents, or in blended families. Some might feel excluded on Father’s Day. Here's how you can recognize all the important people in your life.

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Celebrate Mother’s Day in a way that includes all LGBTQ families – Option B

Families today don't all look the same—and that’s a good thing. More children than ever are being raised by single parents, adoptive parents, LGBTQ parents, or in blended families. Some might feel excluded on Mother’s Day. Here's how you can recognize all the important people in your life.

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7 Practical Ways to Build Resilience in Kids – Option B

Read practical tips developed by pediatrician Kenneth Ginsburg to help you prepare your children to build resilience, overcome setbacks, and thrive.

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Be there on Father’s Day for friends who don’t have kids—but want them — Option B

For people who want children, Father’s Day can be a sensitive time. If a friend shared their struggle with infertility or a miscarriage, show you’re thinking of them this Father’s Day. These 6 tips can help when you support friends or loved ones who don’t have kids but want them. #OptionBThere

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