Grief: Helping teens with grief

Why does a teen who is grieving need help?

The way adults help teens express their feelings often lays the foundation for how the teens will express themselves as adults. It is important to help teens grieve because even though they often act like adults, they are still developing emotionally. They need guidance to help them understand themselves, to solve their problems, and to develop clearer, more adult thinking.

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1. Adults need to help teens express their feelings during the grieving process because it helps teens:

1. Forget about themselves and concentrate on the feelings of other people.
2. Develop emotionally and intellectually.
3. Rely more on each other and less on adults in the future.
4. Learn self-control.

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Author:	Jeannette Curtis	Last Updated: November 12, 2007
Medical Review:	Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine Sidney Zisook, MD - Psychiatry
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