CLD 231 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Miscarriage
6 Dec 2017
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Children in preschool do experience death of a loved one. Responses influenced: relationship with the deceased, religious and cultural beliefs. Discussing death often causes discomfort: social aspects of death. Men experience a loss of emotional support. Loneliness, isolation, and a perceived need for major change in lifestyle often accompany the loss of a spouse: unclear norms regarding death. Adoption: adult psychological responses to grief. Can be experienced in varying sequences: shock and denial, anger and protest, bargaining, depression and despair, adjustment and acceptance, children"s responses to grief. 10 to adolescence: grieving in children, three additional reactions. Processes necessary to understand and accept death: the family dynamic of grieving and mourning, the role of the early childhood professional; Can only be of help once personal view and feelings about death are understood. Offer help with technical details: helping parents help their children. How to talk to children about death.
