Teenagers Responses to Grief

Children react to death in different ways depending on the age they are. Here are some ideas as to how they may be feeling and how you can tailor your behaviour to help them through this difficult time:

Teenagers

Understands the concept of death
May want reassurance and encouragement
May feel isolated from friends as the think no-one understands how they feel
May only want support from their friends rather than family
May want to be part of the funeral even if it is just helping out
May challenge the explanations of death offered by others
May struggle to understand their place in the world
May withdraw from the family unit
May develop strong beliefs about death
May feel a burden their parents when they are struggling themselves
May hide their emotions through jokes
Struggle asking for support and help as they want to show independence
May become aggressive or angry
May lose their confidence with the outside world
May struggle express the wide range of intense emotions they are feeling
May blame themselves
May struggle to fully comprehend life without their loved one
May lose sight of their place in the world
Might feel suicidal
May become more of a risk-taker as their life feels out of control
May start to struggle in school and grades may drop
May abuse alchohol or drugs
May take on adult responsibilities
May start to feel depressed

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