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Thesis Statement:
The death of a child is an incomprehensible and devastating loss. Grief for parents is
lifelong, becoming the connection between parent and child. To extend and deepen
current understanding of parental grief, a new survey instrument was developed,
combining quantitative and qualitative measures. The qualitative findings from this
combined methodological study are presented. Parental grief themes are derived from
the respondents' descriptions of their grief resulting in a reformulation of parental grief.
Children are not supposed to die...Parents expect to see their children grow and mature.
Ultimately, parents expect to die and leave their children behind...This is the natural course of
life events, the life cycle continuing as it should. The loss of a child is the loss of innocence, the
death of the most vulnerable and dependent. The death of a child signifies the loss of the future,
of hopes and dreams, of new strength, and of perfection
Grieving parents say that their grief is a lifelong process, a long and painful process... a process
in which [they] try to take and keep some meaning from the loss and life without the [child].
After a childs death, parents embark on a long, sad journey that can be very frightening and
extremely lonelya journey that never really ends. The hope and desire that healing will come
eventually is an intense and persistent one for grieving parents.
Riley, Linda P.; LaMontagne, Lynda L.; Hepworth, Joseph T.; Murphy, Barbara A.
Death Studies, v31 n4 p277-299 Apr 2007
Conceptualizing parental grief as a psychosocial transition, this cross-sectional study of bereaved
mothers (N = 35) examined the relationship of dispositional factors, grief reactions, and personal
growth. More optimistic mothers reported less intense grief reactions and less distress indicative
of complicated grief. Additionally, mothers who usually coped actively had less intense grief
reactions. Mothers who habitually coped using positive reframing had less intense grief reactions
and less complicated grief. Personal growth, a positive dimension of grief, was associated with all
three coping dispositions; mothers' active coping, support seeking, and positive reframing
suggesting more personal growth occurred in mothers exhibiting more of these coping
dispositions. These findings increase understanding of dispositional factors associated with
bereaved mothers' grief responses and expand knowledge concerning personal growth as an
outcome of bereavement
The Grief Of The Parents: One Parent to Another. (2017). Retrieved 9 August 2017, from
http://healingheartsny.org/the-grief-of-the-parents-one-parent-to-another/
Arnold, J., & Gemma, P. (1983). A child dies. Rockville: Aspen Systems.
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