grief in adolescence

Provides advice for talking to children and teenagers about death and dying and offers phrases for dealing with death, suicide, homicide, cremation, and related topics.

Because teens are most receptive to their peers, this video features interviews with bereaved teens who speak from the heart. They share candidly about their pain and healing, covering topics such as surviving the first days.

Addresses the special needs of teenagers trying to deal with loss and gives them tools to help them work through their pain and grief.

A journal that provides pages for expressing grief and other feelings related to a specific death, thoughts and feelings about the person who has died, and for memorializing that person.

A guide for teachers to help children dealing with grief over the loss of a loved one or other traumatic experiences, describing childhood bereavement and the experience of grief and loss from a child's perspective, and providing age-appropriate methods to explain the major concepts of death to students, ways to respond to a child's grief, tips to initiate and maintain positive communication, and related topics.

"Josh's mother always had issues--with drugs and just getting by. And Josh has always been the one who kept them together. But when his mom dies, he really is on his own and must find a way to look after himself. On his way to his mother's funeral he meets Lindsay, a cute girl who flirts with him but then steals his wallet. When he confronts her and tells her where he is going, she apologizes, returns his wallet and convinces Josh to let her accompany him to the funeral. So begins a complex relationship that changes both of their lives forever."--Provided by publisher.

Provides help in understanding grief, finding constructive ways to deal with overwhelming emotions, and managing loss.

"For a teen, it can be especially difficult to lose a family member or friend through death. Explore the emotions involved and learn ways to get through this experience as well as how to support someone living through a loss"--Provided by the publisher.

A guide for teenagers on bereavement, grief, and loss; and discusses the challenges faced by adolescents in the twenty-first-century, the behavioral, emotional, and interpersonal aspects; as well as adolescents who live with life-threatening illnesses; HIV/AIDS; bereavement over the deaths of celebrities; counseling and treatment; and other topics.