Spirituality and the child: A grandparent death

Carol Irizarry

doi:10.4324/9781315230948-17

Spirituality and the child: A grandparent death

Carol Irizarry

College of Education, Psychology and Social Work

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This chapter discusses the data that emerged from the research, both from interviews with children and their parents; the findings will most likely have relevance to those interested in children and death. It presents and explores the idea that an opportunity exists at the time of death for someone close to children to help them understand and address spiritual concerns in themselves and to recognize that the most difficult questions being asked are related to the spiritual nature of humankind. The chapter concerns how children between the ages of eight and twelve responded when a grandparent died - what they thought about and what they experienced at the time of the death of someone so close to them. A analysis of the parents’ material involved looking at changes in child and parent responses to death over time.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Spiritual, ethical and pastoral aspects of death and bereavement
Editors	Gerry R Cox, Ronald J Fundis
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	Baywood Publishing Co. Inc.
Chapter	13
Pages	131-146
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-351-86358-2, 978-1-315-23094-8
ISBN (Print)	978-0-895-03100-6, 978-0-89503-101-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315230948-17
Publication status	Published - 1992

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