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Articles by Survivor: Child
Girl with hands over face  
Children are often shuttled off or ignored by adults who may be grieving themselves and do not have the energy, resources...  More»
Stockings - Mantle  
As a parent who is grieving, thinking about the holidays may seem ludicrous, and yet your children will not let them pass...  More»

Tire Swing  
As grieving parents, we are concerned about the care and support...  More»
Good Grief Camp Out - 1  

Good Grief Camp-Outs
By Lt Col Robert R. Statchen

One of the many TAPS activities offered throughout the year is the summer overnight Good Grief Camp-Out for children who have lost a parent or sibling.  More»

Children Swinging  
I vividly remember when my husband died. My children were four...  More»
Saari, Tina, Director of Survivor Seminar Programs  
Summertime! School’s out, but that doesn’t mean that grief disappears.  More»

Children Reading Together  

Books to Help Your Child
Reviewed by Andrea Hug

When your child faces the death of a loved one, his or her primary support system is profoundly impacted.  More»
Heather Campagna  
Good Grief Camp is an amazing place where a child or teen knows immediately that he is safe.  More»

Teenager with hands on head  

Responding to Teen Grief
By Linda Goldman

Teen years can be turbulent ones under the best of circumstances, and the addition of the death of a parent, friend...  More»
Girls at National Seminar 2010  
Parents with young children dealing with the loss of a loved one face a particularly difficult challenge working through their own grief ...  More»

Caroline and Tommy Horton  
The year was 2004. For the first time, TAPS expanded the Run and Remember Team to include our TAPS children running...  More»
Healing Book Cover  

The Healing Book
Reviewed by Betsy Beard

This book is a hardcover activity and memory book designed for children who have survived the death of someone close.   More»

2008 Fort Campbell Good Grief Camp  

Traumatic Grief in Military Children
By the National Child Traumatic Stress Network

To read the complete article, visit www.NCTSN.org and click on Military Children & Families.  More»
Snow Angel  
The holiday season is here. For those of us who are grieving, getting from one day to the next may be all we can manage during this season.   More»

Klinger Book Cover  

Klinger, A Story of Honor and Hope
Reviewed by Madeline LaMorie

The story of Klinger is a journey of loss, grief, and hope, which many of us kids can identify with...  More»
John Hudson and son Will  

Mother and Son, A Life and Legacy Together
By Lisa and Will Hudson and Ellen Andrews

In October 1983, Navy Lieutenant John Hudson was packing to return from a deployment...  More»

Good Grief Camp Balloon Release  
Many people wonder just what takes place within the borders of a TAPS Good Grief Camp…  More»
Ornament - Child Hanging On Tree  
The holidays can be a magical time of year, but for children who have lost...  More»

Good Grief Camp - Kids comfort a friend  
Ordinary fears are a normal part of a child’s developmental growth, and children create...  More»
Child being comforted  

Military Children and Grief
By Betsy Beard - Judith Mathewson - Tina Saari - Heather Campagna

After the flag is folded, the overwhelming grief of losing a parent...  More»

Toddler  
Those of us who have lost a loved one know what it is like to be left holding up our end of a relationship in which...  More»
2013 Spring Cover
TAPS Magazine is dedicated to the brave men and women who died while serving with the Armed Forces, and to their survivors.
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