On January 1st, 2008, fourteen year old Stefanie Rengel was murdered a few meters outside of her Toronto home. After receiving a mysterious phone call…
By: Sylvia Plath On this bald hill the new year hones its edge. Faceless and pale as china The round sky goes on minding its…
By: Adam Zagajewski (translated by Clare Cavanagh) I could never say anything about my mother: how she repeated, you’ll regret it someday, when I’m not around anymore, and…
“It is very difficult to know that she does not remember the things from our past. It’s devastating.” Alzheimer’s disease accounts for 64% of all…
Eighteen million children are being raised in the chaos of war. In the past ten years, as a result of armed conflict, over 2 million…
An acquaintance of mine recently told me about her son diagnosed with autism. He is non-verbal, has difficulty understanding social skills, displays repetitive behavior and…
The propensity to make strong emotional bonds to particular individuals [is] a basic component of human nature. – John Bowlby Forming a healthy and enduring…
We often forget how important siblings are in our lives. Other than our parents, they have usually known us longer than anyone, playing a central…
“The challenge that parents face is this: In the midst of grief, how do you stop parenting the deceased child while you are simultaneously struggling…
Losing a loved one is never easy, especially a child. In addition to the pain caused by the loss itself, there are dramatic effects on…
