His or her grief may be overshadowed by that of the parents, and even though the sibling's understanding of the event will be limited
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While his or her grief may be overshadowed by that of the parents, and even though the sibling's understanding of the event will be limited by age and developmental stage, the child's need to voice concerns and feel supported in his or her
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Sourced from the conclusions and stated challenges of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 1981 and 1987, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 23 times in total.
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Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps
- Children's reactions to sibling loss (1981) · Clinical Social Work Journal · cited 14× · doi
While his or her grief may be overshadowed by that of the parents, and even though the sibling's understanding of the event will be limited by age and developmental stage, the child's need to voice concerns and feel supported in his or her struggle to adapt are real.
generalconclusionsKeywords: grief overshadowed parents even though sibling understanding event limited developmental stage child need voice concerns - Growing up with a Handicapped Sibling (1985) · The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child · cited 7× · doi
The non-handicapped child may experience feelings of guilt, anger, and responsibility towards the handicapped sibling. The parents' ability to cope with the handicapped child's needs can affect the non-handicapped child's well-being. The experience of growing up with a handicapped sibling can be emotionally and psychologically challenging for the non-handicapped child.
generalstated challengesevidence 5/5Keywords: non-handicapped child experience feelings guilt anger responsibility towards - Mediation and the special‐child family (1987) · Mediation Quarterly · cited 2× · doi
The emotional stresses and needs of the parents and child are unique and require special consideration. The reasons a parent deserts a handicapped child are significantly different from those of a parent who deserts another family. Mediation in special families may be significantly different than mediation in most other families.
generalstated challengesevidence 5/5Keywords: emotional stresses needs parents child unique require special
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