How to Talk to Young Kids About Death
Discussing death with young children can be one of the most challenging conversations a parent…
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Bye Bye Little Friend: Explaining the Death of a Pet to Your Children
When the veterinarian haltingly emerged from the back room, a stricken look on her face,…
Traditional Chinese Funerals
The traditional Chinese way to say good-bye to the departed is not something I’m intimately…
Water Bugs & Dragonflies: Explaining Death to Young Children By Doris Stickney
This very short book tells the story of a colony of water bugs in a…
LAYman’s Chronicles: Where Is the Will?
It has remained on my to do list for the past, oh, seven years…
Beijing Bedbugs Make a Comeback: What To Look For Around Your Home
The recent high temperatures have revived the once eradicated bedbugs in Beijing according to…
More Grim Tidings: Cancer, air pollution and recycled cooking oil
Interesting, albeit grim, news this week in the China Daily: Cancer is now the leading…
Dogs Dying in Capital Paradise
It has come to our attention via Yahoo groups, including B.O.C.A., that some…
Dealing with Loss
You truly realize how far away from home you are when a family member…
How to Say Goodbye
Nearly four years had passed since Karyn Slomski, a Boston mom, was diagnosed with cancer,…