How are teens affected mentaly by deaths in the family?

Question

Also, how are they normaly helped?

Answer 1

I think deaths have a HUGE impacts on teens. And I think help depends on the particular child. Some do need psychological help.

Answer 2

They would be affected and/or helped the same way that any other family member would be affected or helped.

I was not quite 16 when my 14-year old brother died. Everyone else in the family was allowed to grieve and morn in their own way and at their own pace. Except for me. Because I was "the moody teenager" I was told to "just get over it" and was treated like I was some sort of psychotic basketcase if I so much as looked like I might possibly be remotely sad. Everyone needs to stop acting like teenagers have some sort of "special needs" because they are supposed to be "moody" or "hormonal" or overly "sensitive". If someone in the family dies, the entire rest of the family is going to react to that loss. One teenaged child should not be treated any differently, unless there was some special bond between the kid and the dead person. In that case, it shouldn't matter how old the child is.

Answer 3

Depends on who the person was that died and how close the teen was to them. In some cases, they become depressed, isolate themselves, stop doing things they love to do. In others, they lash out, become totally different than they were. I would guess therapy or couseling would be the way they are normally helped. Peer support groups (other kids dealing with the same issues) as they can relate better to people with the same problems.

Answer 4

Probably the same as anyone else is. My father died after a short illness, 3 months before I turned 11. The effect is long-term.

badkitty1: I was told that I "put my father in his grave" (by his mother, my grandmother!)...so don't feel bad!

Answer 5

I think they accept it pretty well as long as they don't see any adults close to them go overly hysterical.

Answer 6

just time i guess