This article talks about life and the unexpected, it connects attachment theory, gender theory, and the impacts of losing a parent. The article stated that not a much research has been done on parent loss during childhood. This article looks at the effects of losing a parent during childhood and how it affect psychological and physical health. The article also looks at gender influences and how that affects the child when death occurs. The article provided statistics and narration from children who lost a parent. The article really focused on gender influence and how mother and father deaths affect children differently. The article provided background information, research information, and different statistics of different
