title: On Being a Father or Sibling in Light of the Humanbecoming Family Model.
abstract: The following article provides an updated discussion on two Parse grounded exploratory descriptive studies in light to her recently added humanbecoming family model. The comments of the fathers and siblings from the studies reveal that family life is unpredictable and that family relationships are paradoxical evolutional emergences of shifting hopes and dreams. The humanbecoming family model provided a useful way to consider fathering and being a sibling, as unexpected unfoldings of joy-sorrow reveal purposeful new possibilities. It guides health professionals to avoid the imposition of their views on what is best for the family in favor of bearing witness to the suffering and disappointments that unfold in family life. It is important to remain open to families' sources of meaning, courage, and hope in the moment.
authors.affiliation: Professor, Hunter College of the City University of New York.
authors.forename: Steven L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Baumann
authors.affiliation: Clinical Teaching Associate, University of Michigan-Flint.
authors.forename: Marybeth
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Braddick
mesh_terms: D005195:Family Relations / Q000523:psychology; D005220:Fathers / Q000523:psychology*; D006808:Humanism; D006801:Humans; D009742:Nursing Theory; D035781:Siblings / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Humanbecoming Family Model; being a sibling; fathering