One special activity teens have found useful is to journal their thoughts and feelings.
Every teen’s grief experience is different. Each teen expresses their thoughts and feelings in a number of ways. Here are some approaches to journaling teens have found helpful:
My first feeling was . . . Now I feel . . .
What makes me most angry is . . .
I worry about . . . because . . .
My friends tell me . . .
The adults in my life tell me . . .
People I trust are . . .
What helps me the most is . . .
What helps me the least is . . .
Here are some other activities teens have found fun and helpful:
Write or draw spontaneously on mural paper taped to the wall
Create a collage using pictures and words cut from old magazines
Write a short story about your loved one that includes a positive memory, or a solution to an issue. Just write like you talk, like you’re telling a story to a close friend
Write a poem, eulogy or song
Launch a balloon with an attached message to your loved one
Write a letter to your loved one – things you want to say that you still wish you could
Collect some mementos, some special items to reflect on and write about what they mean to you
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