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Coping with Parental Death: Insights and Tips for Teenagers

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Michelle Shreeve

  • Coping with Parental Death

160 pages
2022
ISBN: 9781538154892

Losing a parent at any time in one's life is difficult, but losing a parent when a teenager brings its own distinct challenges. Coping with Parental Death: Insights and Tips for Teenagers offers compassionate support for anyone struggling with the death of one or both of their parents.

Through the stories of other teenagers who have lost a parent-as well as the author herself who lost her mother at a young age-you will see that you are not alone during this difficult time.

You will learn

  • Valuable coping methods
  • Different ways to honour the memory of your loved one
  • Strategies and advice from fellow teenagers
  • How to navigate the first year and important milestones
  • Tips for seeking out a counsellor

With expert advice, useful resources, relevant organisations, and even fictional movie references to provide additional perspective, Coping with Parental Death is a valuable guide to help you face the challenging road ahead with courage and care.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Welcome To The Club

I. UNDERSTANDING PARENTAL DEATH

1: The Facts

2: Types of Death

3: How Life Changes

4: The First Year Milestones

5: The Challenges

6: The Parental Death Dynamics

II. COPING WITH PARENTAL DEATH

7: Positive Coping Methods

8: Negative Coping Methods

9: Forms of Therapy Options

10: Supplemental Therapy Options

11: Support

12: Role Models in Society

III. RESOLUTION

13: Different Path for Everyone

14: An Ongoing Journey

15: Parting Advice from Those Who Lost a Parent

Appendix A: Helpful Books

Appendix B: Helpful Movies

Resources

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

"Shreeve, who herself experienced parental loss as a teen, builds on her experiences as a writer, literary scholar, and autoethnographer to craft a surprisingly readable collection of facts, figures, pop culture references, strategies, and most importantly personal stories that as a collection can work as a powerful therapeutic tool to assist those who are grieving. Geared towards the young adult, Shreeve's work is written in a comforting, approachable tone and would be the ideal first book for teens experiencing parental loss"
- Marlen Elliot Harrison, founder and editor-in-chief of The AutoEthnographer magazine