Helping Children Grieve A Video Essay on Teenage Grief

Children deal with grief over death in a unique way. Helping Children Grieve is a comprehensive introduction for parents, caregivers, and young adults. It is arranged in seven segments, with each explaining a different aspect of grief in children, including how they grieve, common feelings they express, the importance of telling the truth about death, how their parents' grieving process influences them, and how teachers, coaches, and friends can help.A Video Essay on Teenage Grief is divided into two parts. The first section depicts a full group therapy session with teenage girls, as part of the "Daughters Mourning Dads" support group. They discuss how their grieving process differs from that of their brothers, feelings of guilt and anger, taking care of Mom, trust issues with men, and how they feel about Mom dating. The second part is a documentary on how teenagers deal with grief. It employs clips from the group session as well as interviews with two counselors. Both programs are highly recommended for public and academic libraries to support classroom grief discussion and parents and families going through the grieving process.—Beth Traylor, Univ. of Wisconsin Milwaukee Libs.