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When God Became A Parent

by Darren Daugherty

Children and their grief are often ignored. In dealing with your own grief, it may be easy to overlook a child who seems to be doing fine. Like people in this study, your child may be ignoring his or her own feelings in a desire to protect you from having to care for them in your time of need.

Grief and the Adolescent

by Linda Cunningham

Unfortunately, the needs of the bereaved teenager have been sorely overlooked for decades. In many grief recovery programs, support is often available for younger children and adults, but there is a definite void in teen services. I have seen this void throughout our country. Teenagers often give us mixed messages. They tell us that they need and expect our help in providing them with food and a nurturing environment but also tell us, on the other hand, that they can run their lives on their own. Because people do not always know how to respond to teens, they frequently back off, resulting in a teen that is left to grieve alone or with very limited support.