XIV, 1986The Father's Role in the Child's Development of the Capacity to Cope with Separation and Loss.
RoderickGilkey
GeraldineScheller-Gilkey
The author reviews more recent theoretical formulations about the crucial role of the father in preparing the child to cope with the inevitable separations and losses that all human beings must learn to sustain and transcend. The specific roles of the father in the child's capacity to mature and separate are discussed, including the "mothering" and "fathering" fathers offer their mates when needed.
XIV, 1986Pregnancy as a Reaction to Early Childhood Sibling Loss. Cassandra Klyman.
RoderickGilkey
GeraldineScheller-Gilkey
This paper presents a number of cases that suggest that the surviving daughter in a family experiencing the traumatic loss of a child has a greater risk for unplanned
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pregnancy. Those surviving daughters who have not completed the mourning process and who experience their family's desire to replace the lost child have a distinct vulnerability to becoming pregnant as teenagers.