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When your grieving teen refuses therapy

My teenager says she doesn't want to go to therapy because talking about her dad won't bring him back and honestly I think she's right.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Adolescent logic about the futility of grief work challenges a parent's assumptions about healing while revealing the stark reality of irreversible loss.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Children and grief — supporting young people?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.