Adolescence is an impressionable age. A child’s brain has not fully developed to understand the future implications of certain life events like death and is liable to build theories in the mind that are far removed from reality. Death of a loved one often sends waves of emotional upheavals in the young mind that fails to properly understand the direct and indirect consequences of the event.
Adolescence is also characterized by new social and emotional experiences that aid in learning and reasoning abilities. A child’s concept of death changes with age. While a child may not fully understand the finality of death, adolescents may be able to accept the irreversibility of the event. However, they may still fail to realize or accept the implications of the event in its entirety.
Adolescents need help for emotional healing, probably to a larger extent than adults. Another aspect of adolescent grief is presented by their tendency to conceal or under play the emotion that they may be feeling.
Teenagers have a typical notion that they are always being watched by parents, which makes them conscious about their behaviors. At an age where they are prone to rely on friends rather than family, it is important for parents to know just the time to step in with help.
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Posted on August 26th, 2008 by Dee
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