http://sidsnyc.com Support Group Meeting for Families Grieving the Loss of a Child Due to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:11:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Our next meeting will be on Monday,  January 9, 2012. We will meet at 6:30pm in the 4th floor conference room of Greenwich House located at 27 Barrow Street. http://sidsnyc.com/2011/09/our-next-meeting-3/ August 2011 In your busy practice, assisting patients and parents with difficult news must be challenging. One of the hardest situations for new parents to face is the loss of their child for inexplicable reasons. I am writing to inform you of an on-going support group for families who ... http://sidsnyc.com/2011/08/an-open-letter-to-pediatricians/ July 2011   It is hard for those who love the parents or parent of a child who has died from SIDS to know what to do in the aftermath of such a profound and devastating loss.  While this blog is usually for the parents who grieve – this month’s entry is ... http://sidsnyc.com/2011/07/support-for-those-who-hope-to-be-supportive/ With Mother’s Day just passed us and Father’s Day coming up, these occasions can be particularly difficult to get through for those whose child has died.  Some couples may need to spend time together during holidays, others may have diverging needs and may need to honor them in different ways.  ... http://sidsnyc.com/2011/06/happy-holiday/ One concept in human developmental psychology is that of “object constancy”, the understanding that emerges during the toddler years that a beloved caregiver sometimes goes away but then returns. The game of peek-a-boo is particularly satisfying to the child struggling with mastery over this concept. The grief of the loss ... http://sidsnyc.com/2010/05/constancy/ http://sidsnyc.com/2010/04/how-many-children-do-you-have/ A loss from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is just that, sudden. Survivors are oftentimes unprepared for the death. Disbelief is one commonly voiced emotion amongst parents who have lost a child. It would be more comprehensible if the child had had some birth defect or an illness, but SIDS babies ... http://sidsnyc.com/2010/03/sudden-silence/ Loosing a child to SIDS is a traumatic event. After nine months of waiting and expectation there is a chance to hold the baby. And then suddenly he or she is gone. Because humans are designed to be attached to one another and the parental bond - if all goes ... http://sidsnyc.com/2010/02/the-only-way-to-the-other-side-is-through/ Losing a child is not in the natural order of things, parents are not supposed to out-live their offspring.  Mourning the loss of a child, and especially the loss of an infant, is a relatively uncommon challenge.  Many people experience this kind of bereavement as a journey.  While everyone grieves ... http://sidsnyc.com/2009/02/on-mourning-a-child-by-jennifer-neely/ Our next meeting will be Monday, January 9,  2012 at 6:30pm at Greenwich House, 27 Barrow Street in the 2nd floor conference room.  Please join us for group support, information, and guidance. If you have any questions about the group, please contact Jennifer A. Neely, LCSW by calling her at (212) 946-5052. http://sidsnyc.com/2009/01/our-next-meeting/