Grief, Loss & Bereavement

Is your teen's life in chaos due to a struggle with grief and depression assciated with the loss or death of a loved one? Are you looking for FREE or inexpensive help? Use the Contact Link on the right.

Many residential treatment centers work with adolescents struggling with grief/loss issues. Grieving teens often exhibit complex problems that are aggravated due to their difficulty coping with loss. Does your teen exhibit any of the following behaviors?

Does Your Teenager Struggle With Any of the Following?

• Family Conflict, Argumentative, Abusive Behavior
• Blatant Disregard for Rules
• Can't Accept "No" For an Answer
• Abrupt Change in Personality
• Never at Fault - Shifts Blame to Others
• Uncontrollable Anger - Poor Emotional Control
• Can't Accept Feedback - "Above the Law"
• Manipulative - Pits Parents Against Each Other
• Lying - Stealing - Sneaky Behaviors
• Lack of Motivation - Lazy - Resists Tasks
• "I hate you," attitude
• "You can't make me," attitude
• Substance Abuse - Alcohol or Drugs
• Skips School - Truancy
• School Suspensions - Authority Problems
• Grades Have Fallen - Academic Problems
• Can't Keep Friends - Peer Problems
• Legal Problems - Facing Justice
• Fighting - Violence and Aggression
• Gang Involvement & Glorification

Has there been a diagnosis of a disorder?

• Danger to Self or Others
• Runs Away or AWOL
• Conduct Disorder - Diagnosed or Observed?
• Poor Choice of Friends - Easily Misled
• Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
• Bipolar Disorder - Diagnosed or Observed?
• Low Self-Esteem or Poor Self-Image
• Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
• Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD)
• Depression - Diagnosed or Observed?
• Attempted or Threats of Suicide (Ideation)
• Drug Abuse or Addiction
• Alcohol Abuse or Addiction
• Smoking or other Tobacco Use
• Sexually Active - Risky Behavior
• Cutting - Self-Harm or Mutilation
• Adoption Issues - Associated with RAD
• Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)
• Eating Disorder (Anorexia, Bulimia)
• Learning Disabilities - Diagnosed?

In our work with teens struggling with grief and loss, and parents trying to work with the often difficult symptoms of teen depression, we have discovered that parents are too often so stressed by their children's behaviors (or symptoms) that they feel unable to address the root of the problems.

We recommend both therapy and an alternative approach to parenting, especially prior to employing overly aggressive authoritative intervention (incarceration or enrollment in a residential treatment program), unless the troubled teen's issues are so severe that such intervention is deemed necessary by you (the parents) and a therapeutic professional.

Unless safety and security is an issue (suicidal ideation), we normally recommend a graduated plan of intervention that begins with the home, then extends, as needed, to therapy, community, and out-of-home care. This Non-Impulsive approach is important when coping with bereavement issues.

In addition to our Strong Model Workshops and Coaching Services, we use this site to maximize the amount of information you can obtain on grief and loss issues.

Note: Many of the entertaining and inspiring Workshops and Coaching Services found on InsightPros provide specific methods and approaches parents should use when working with teens struggling with the emotions and associated problems of bereavement.

Borderline Personality Disorder: Parenting Relationship

Parenting Awareness: Teens struggling with grief, loss, and bereavement issues may display sadness, anger, anxiety, guilt, and despair. They may struggle with changes in sleep patterns and appetite, as well as physical illness.

InsightPros suggests therapeutic intervention, not only to help soothe and heal, but also to avert the potential escalation of grief-loss and bereavement-related issues. We further suggest that adults learn alternative forms of parenting that are more appropriate in helping teens cope with grief, loss, and bereavement issues.

Strong Model workshops and other forums on InsightPros help parents not only recognize the importance of focusing upon the strength of the family and the parenting relationship to help the troubled child, but also help parents understand how to interact in both crisis and non-crisis situations.

A caring, insightful, "authority-level" relationship with a teen struggling with grief loss and bereavement issues is among the most important relationships in a grieving teen's life.

You have made the right choice in seeking help for your teen's struggle. The next step is to contact us. We have vast experience in the treatment care industry. We have worked in the industry. We have lived in the industry. We have seen what works ...... and what doesn't.

We will guide you. We will inform you. Take advantage of our knowledge and insight. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.

For any questions - follow our contact link above.