Death
Studies, 02 January 2014, vol./is. 38/1(36-43)
Bugge,
Kari E., Darbyshire, Philip, Røkholt, Eline Grelland, Haugstvedt, Karen Therese
Sulheim, Helseth, Solvi
This article reports a qualitative evaluation of a Norwegian Bereavement
Support Program where 8 parents described their young child's grief reactions
and coping and how these intersected with their own grief. Successful parental
coping with their child's grief involves understanding the child's genuine
concerns following the death and an intricately holistic balance between
shielding and including, between informing and frightening, and between
creating a new life while cherishing the old.