When a teen loses a parent, they can feel isolated from their peers overnight. Some teens know of at least one peer who also lost a parent, but many more do not. This can complicate the grief process because it makes teens feel like they have to grieve alone.

Adults around the grieving teen might offer them opportunities to open up about how they are feeling after the death of a parent, but some teenagers won’t feel comfortable enough to open up to adults for many reasons. For most teenagers, it might be hard to open up about how they are feeling, especially if the death was recent. Some might only feel comfortable opening up to other teenagers who, like them, lost a parent.

Counselors, schools, and adults can offer support; however, one of the best forms of support a grieving........

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