"Losing a parent at any time in one's life is difficult, but losing a parent when a teenager brings its own distinct challenges. Coping with Parental Death offers coping strategies, expert advice, useful resources, and valuable insight from other young adults, providing support to those struggling with the death of one or both of their parents"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents
Part I. Understanding parental death: The facts ; Types of death ; How life changes ; The first year milestones; The challenges ; Parental death dynamics -- Part II. Coping with parental death ; Positive coping methods ; Negative coping methods ; Forms of therapy options ; Supplemental therapy options; Support ; Role models in society -- Part III. Resolution: Different path for everyone ; An ongoing journey ; Parting advice from those who lost a parent.