Guest blog by, Amy Ebert, an amazing former staff member at CaringWisdom: Four women sit around a table at a restaurant. They are all new acquaintances. So, the conversation quickly turns to questions to help find common ground between them. “What do you do?” Was the question that quickly went around the table. Then it was my turn. “I work for a small company that sells pre-measured clay patties. We have two product lines. Our human healthcare product line is called CaringWisdom®. The clay patties are used by bereavement care professionals to create memorial keepsake hand or footprints for families… Continue Reading
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Premature Babies Ink Print Kits
There is nothing more heartbreaking than the loss of a child for a family. As a bereavement support team member, you do all you can to be there for families during this time. When you gather comforting mementos like hand-knit blankets, stuffed animals, tokens, and the like, it is a wonderful gesture. But nothing can replace something that is personal and from their baby. Something the family can hold on to forever. Making a ClayLinks mold of a baby’s hand or foot gives parents an archival-quality keepsake that they can touch, feel, hold on to and even carry with them…. Continue Reading
ClayLinks Kits Accessories and Tools
ClayLinks Kits are a convenient way to make a lasting keepsake of a loved one’s hand. When used in cooperation with skilled bereavement care, ClayLinks prints can be a valued part of memorializing beloved family members who have died. ClayLinks prints are tangible symbols of your commitment to delivering high-quality grief support when families need it the most. More space, more options! It is easy to lose track of all that we offer to make a ClayLinks print personalized and unique. Did you know we offer larger molds for making hand and footprint keepsakes with ClayLinks Kits? Working with a… Continue Reading
Child Life Professionals: HeartFelt Stickers
For child life professionals, bereavement support teams, and medical teams, the practice of using bandage art adds a tangible touch of compassion to the care you provide. In times of stress, fear, or grief, people will often forget intangible acts of compassion. So, be sure you give them something they can see and feel to remind them of your genuine care for them. One way to demonstrate your heartfelt care, especially when working with children, is to use our new HeartFelt Stickers. The idea for these stickers, like many of our products, came from you–the experienced child life and healthcare… Continue Reading
NICU Gift Ideas: Heart TouchStones
October is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. The CDC reports that over 1 million pregnancies end in miscarriage or stillbirth each year. In this blog, we’ll review some ideas for comforting gifts that are appropriate for families who may have experienced a loss. These same items are also appropriate NICU gift ideas. Beyond this, many other newborns end up in the NICU for days, weeks, or even months. Our product line is designed to support NICU nurses, Child-Life Specialists, Chaplains, and anyone else looking to offer compassionate care to the families who have experienced a loss or are… Continue Reading
Take and Bake Containers Simplify Memory-Making
It’s not always possible to get the use of a craft or toaster oven approved at your workplace. Or, maybe you are concerned about baking onsite for other reasons, like staff time. If baking ClayLinks® prints is what is standing in your way of trying our process, consider our Take and Bake Containers. Don’t use a hand mold kit of lesser quality that is less versatile and more unpredictable. Just simplify your ClayLinks Memory Making Process instead! We designed our Take and Bake Containers to eliminate the step of baking prints onsite while still allowing you to send prints home… Continue Reading