Parent education has been proven to have lasting positive impacts for parents and children. Researchers have compared literature from six electronic databases that focus on impacts of parent education programs and have found that parents notice changes in the behaviors, self-perceptions, and relationships of the parent and child (Butler, Gregg, Calam, & Wittkowski, 2019). These positive outcomes and experiences from parent education programs are tremendous, thus it would be beneficial for parents to participate in these programs during the family's grieving process.
Parenting does not come with a manual or walkthrough, so in difficult situations such as a crisis or death, it can become difficult for parents to function for themselves and their children. Bereaved adults with minor children are susceptible to developing depressive disorders, which ultimately impacts their mental health (Park, Deal, Yopp, Chien, McCabe, Hirsch, Bowers, Edwards, & Rosenstein, 2021). When a parent is mentally unwell, it impacts their children's well-being and increases their risk to mental health illnesses. To prevent this negative domino effect, parents should consider if they should attend counseling, support groups, and a parent education program geared towards grieving.
Good Grief is an organization that provides parent education programs are geared towards parents and caregivers who are grieving. For more information, visit their website: https://good-grief.org/parent-education/
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