Grieving Teen: A Guide for Teenagers and Their Friends

Helen Fitzgerald, a renowned expert in grief counseling, looks at the many different circumstances that make grief a part of a teenager's life -- from the death of a parent or grandparent after a long illness to the shock of the suicide of a friend -- and offers invaluable insights into a broad range of issues. Arguing that the needs of a grieving adolescent are very different from those of young children or adults, she discusses in detail the emotional impact of bereavement on young men and women who are simultaneously struggling through the difficult transition from childhood to adulthood. She covers, too, the unexpected, often disorienting repercussions that follow a death, from changes in family relationships and friendships to problems in school and "survivor's guilt".Written with honesty and compassion, in language that will be easily understood by adolescents themselves, The Grieving Teen is a much-needed resource, one that will lessen the confusion and pain of grief and help teens renew their lives after the mourning period.Fitzgerald, Helen is the author of 'Grieving Teen: A Guide for Teenagers and Their Friends' with ISBN 9780606206853 and ISBN 060620685X.