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How to support a child who rejects grief counseling

My teenage daughter refuses to come to family grief counseling after her dad died and I don't know if I should force her or let her process alone.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The collision between parental helplessness and adolescent autonomy creates impossible choices when both protection and freedom feel dangerous.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Grief groups and communities?”

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