Children and teens who experience the Death of a Parent are Never the same.
Having worked with thousands of families as Executive Director of the Dougy Center for Grieving.
For at least three generations of adults, these issues have been largely ignored.
Unaddressed grief can lead to depression, substance abuse, and relationship difficulties.
Only in the last decade have counselors acknowledged that children grieve too, and that unresolved issues can negatively impact children into adulthood.
Children and teens who experience the Death of a Parent are Never the same