Five Coping Strategies To Bereaved Parents
A study conducted by Schwab (2007) found out that bereaved parents use five coping strategies to adapt in a situation. The first one is through seeking someone whom they can release their tensions and feelings. Next is through trying to avoid painful and negative thoughts. Next is through trying to understand how to deal with their loss. Fourth is through reaching out to others by joining peer and support groups to alleviate the pain. Lastly is through holding on to their religious beliefs. The results of the study also proved that mothers tend to be more expressive of the pain and grief they feel than fathers. The death of a child may bring marital problems to the bereaved parents. Since the stronger parent which are the fathers do not
show their emotions to their wives. The death of a child can cause an endless pain to the whole family (James, 2009). A child’s sudden death may cause the parents feel as if they have failed as parents since they have already envisioned their children growing up and taking their own places in the adult world. As time passes by, talking about the situation becomes more difficult. Within the relationship of both parents, they may find it difficult to manage their partner’s grief alongside their own. This may cause them to become distant, resentful and blameful to each other. To some bereaved siblings, they may refuse to acknowledge their dead brother or sister and may appears to forget them or not talking about them. In addition to that, some of them may become protective to their parents and avoids upsetting them. Although the whole family is grieving, their grief may be different from each other as it could be based on the relationship they had with the deceased child or sibling.
show their emotions to their wives. The death of a child can cause an endless pain to the whole family (James, 2009). A child’s sudden death may cause the parents feel as if they have failed as parents since they have already envisioned their children growing up and taking their own places in the adult world. As time passes by, talking about the situation becomes more difficult. Within the relationship of both parents, they may find it difficult to manage their partner’s grief alongside their own. This may cause them to become distant, resentful and blameful to each other. To some bereaved siblings, they may refuse to acknowledge their dead brother or sister and may appears to forget them or not talking about them. In addition to that, some of them may become protective to their parents and avoids upsetting them. Although the whole family is grieving, their grief may be different from each other as it could be based on the relationship they had with the deceased child or sibling.