Welcome to The Rainbow Center for Children and Adolescents’ Online Chat and Message Boards! To protect your privacy, we require everyone who wishes to participate in our online chat or to post on our message board to register.
We currently offer two ways for children, teens and/or adults to discuss grief and coping with grief with each other:
- Our Message Boards are available at all times. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Anyone can read what others post on our message boards; however, if you wish to make a post to the board you will need to register to do so.
- We currently offer one moderated online chat. This chat is for teens between the ages of 13-18. The chat is held monthly on the third Thursday of each month from 4:30 PM to 5:00 PM Central Time. It is moderated by staff of The Rainbow Center. Teens who wish to participate in the chat will need to register for an account with The Rainbow Center. Your membership will be approved after staff from The Rainbow Center contacts your parent or guardian to verify that you have permission to participate in our online chats.
Here are the rules to participate in our message boards and online chats!
- Remember that our message boards or online chats are not counseling or The Rainbow Center’s grief groups. If you feel you need more help than you are getting from these boards, please contact The Rainbow Center for information on getting involved in a grief support group or for a referral for individual or family counseling. If you are in an emergency situation or are worried that you or someone else may hurt themselves, please call 911 or The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK. Teens may also call the Boys Town National Hotline at 1-800-448-3000 at any time they are in crisis.
- DON'T give your username or password to anyone. Passwords are intended to protect your computer and your files. It's like giving the key to your house away!
- DON'T answer messages that make you feel uncomfortable because they seem improper, indecent, or threatening. TELL A GROWN-UP RIGHT AWAY. Contact The Rainbow Center to report any problems.
- DON'T give any personal information, such as your family's address, phone number, credit card or calling card numbers, your school's name, or your picture to anyone on a computer network that you don't personally know. It's okay to tell other kids your first name, age, gender, and the country or state you live in, but that's it!
- DON’T ask others for their personal information. You can ask others for their first name, age, whether they are a boy or a girl, and where they are from (remember, just the state or a country), but remember if someone doesn't want to tell you, then that's up to them! It's against the rules to give out any other information, so don't ask other kids for anything else.
- DON'T arrange to meet anyone you've met on the Internet without telling your grandparents, parents or guardian. Some people on the Internet lie about who they are, how old they are, and why they want to meet you.
- DON'T post your e-mail address to people you meet online. The purpose of this message board is so that you can communicate with others and still be safe.
- DON'T use improper language or subject matter. We appreciate your keeping your posts in good taste.
- Posts that contain offensive language or sexual references, or that encourage hate of any group or individual will be deleted without posting.
- Our online chat is currently restricted to teens between the ages of 13-18. We have plans to offer chats in the future for children under the age of 13 and for parents/guardians seeking to help children cope with grief.
Everyone who participates in our online chat or message board is responsible for knowing and following these rules. If you break one of the rules, the moderators can kick you out of the chat room. Normally chatters are kicked out for one day so if this happens to you, you can come back on the next day.
If you continue to cause trouble, The Rainbow Center for Children and Adolescents will contact your Internet Service Provider and your parents.
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