ABSTRACT
After the death of a child, how does one continue to parent surviving children? A question such as this begs understanding, exploration, and holism. A complex question demands a complex answer and the research method best suited to explore this intricate query is the qualitative approach. Within the past two decades qualitative research has been gaining momentum and acceptance in a variety of disciplines including psychology (Rennie, 1996; Rennie, Watson, & Monteiro, 2002). Qualitative methods provide access to subject areas that are complex and generally impervious to quantitative research methods. With its focus on the achievement of understanding, the recognition of collaboration with participants, and the emphasis on holism, qualitative methodology, under the domain of human science, has much to offer the researcher interested in the vast complexity of human experience (Rennie, 1994, 1995a, 1995b).
