Problem
Bereaved children
Other Names:
Premature loss of primary carerDeath of parent
Nature:
Children who have lost a parent, sibling or other loved one lack the experience that adults can have to cope with their own pain and emotions. Children express their grief in their ways of behaving. They act out their feelings and emotions. We cannot always know what they are thinking or feeling. Withdrawal, aggressiveness, panic, anxiety, anger, guilt, fear, regression and symptoms of bodily distress can all be signs of grief.
Broader Problems:
Marginalized young people Narrower Problems:
Single parent childrenPet loss Related Problems:
Unfulfilled grandparentsUninvolved working parentsInadequate adult role models for youthForced separation of parents and children Aggravates:
Unknown relativesAbandoned childrenChild-headed familiesNon-parental custody of children Strategies:
Consoling the bereaved References:
Furman, Erna and Freud, Anna: A Child's Parent Dies: studies in childhood bereavementMace, Gillian S, et al: The Bereaved Child: analysis, education, and treatment Subject(s):
Health Care → CareLife → Death
Society → Family
Society → Infants
Society → Maternity, paternity
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST