Adolescents and young adults experience the death of a close person in ways often different from adults.  No longer children, and not yet adults, teens require a balance of supportive presence and respect for privacy that can be challenging for caring adults to navigate.  “Being available to listen without judgment, when I need it” is the request most often heard from grieving teens.  As younger children do, teens “take a break” from grief, and this can lead adults to think their teens are “just fine”.  Frequent revisits to the feelings and thoughts teens are having are necessary.  In the case of a death in the family, parents may be grieving themselves, and have less time and energy to devote to the needs of their teen and young adult children.  Teens, perhaps more than children of other ages, may feel the need to be strong for their parents.  In the case of the death of a parent, teens are often told that they must now “be an adult”, and may be pushed to accept responsibility beyond their natural abilities.