My teenage daughter is devastated about the climate activist who died and wants to drop out of school to protest, while my wife and I are trying to balance supporting her grief with keeping her grounded, but we disagree on where that line is and she can sense our split.
More people experience this than they realize.
Parents are caught between honoring their child's genuine grief and providing appropriate boundaries, while their own disagreement undermines their ability to guide with unity.
“Where Are You with Collective grief — mourning public figures and tragedies?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.