One in nine Americans has experienced the death of a parent before the age of 20, according to the Wendt Center for Loss and Healing in Washington, DC.
The first time I read that statistic, it made me pause. I thought about what that number meant; the human consequences of one in nine.
That’s a lot of children having their households turned upside down at a time when they need lots of love and stability. Being a teenager is tumultuous enough. Imagine the range of conflicting emotions the death of a parent, relative or close friend brings to them. It’s … Read More
