Nick Ripatrazone considers the deep, spiritually introspective words of an award-winning poet who worked with grieving children.
In Arlington, Massachusetts, the Centre for Grieving Children and Teenagers had an operating principle: “Being with others who have experienced a death reduces isolation and can provide hope.” In 2004, the centre’s programme director noted that one particular facilitator for children aged 7, 8 and 9 was well-liked because he shared “his own compassion, his life experiences”, but in a “gentle, quiet way” – the only way to console young children who live with profound grief.
