Parents of Handicapped Children: Their Self‐Ratings, Life Satisfaction and Parental Adequacy

Wright, Loyd S.; Matlock, Kathy Springs; Matlock, Donald T.

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“…Wright et al 19 concur with the previous authors that negative stereotypes are not necessary and that the assumption of distress by professionals leads to a self-fulfilling prophecy within the family. As early as 1968, Barsh'?…”

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confidence: 56%

“…Through this warm, supportive relationship, concerns can be discussed and, in the home environment, day-to-day problems can be resolved. 1 Wright et al 19 assert that most parents overcome the shock of the birth of a handicapped child; the greatest continuing impact is that of child rearing. It is the prolonged burden of care which is draining; local babysitters are much less available for parents with handicapped children and parents continuously have to manage hyperactive behaviour or the strain of phrsically dressing, bathing and toileting their dependent child.…”

Section: Early and Middle Years: Toddlerhood -Pubertymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Although there is a voluminous literature reJ?arding parental reaction to the birth of a handicapped child 12 and the strains on the marital relationship,13-16 few authors have addressed the issues of child rearing and parenting practices with a handicapped child. 8,[17][18][19] In the conclusion to this paper, the question will be asked: can we afford to be more optimistic about the task of parenting a handicapped child?…”

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A Comparison between Parenting a Normal and a Handicapped Child throughout a Life Span

Rodger

1987

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

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This paper addresses the changing demands of parenting handicapped and normal children throughout various stages of the life span -pregnancy, the toddler, childhood and adolescent years, and adult children. Various issues which become critical at each of these stages are discussed and similarities and differences in parenting and child-rearing practices for these two groups are outlined. The paper highlights the fact that occupational therapists have many valuable specialist skills and a broad knowledge base from which to offer assistance to parents grappling with parenting a handicapped child. 167

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A Comparison between Parenting a Normal and a Handicapped Child throughout a Life Span

Rodger

1987

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

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“…As children with an intellectual disability have been reported to have more behaviour problems than non-disabled ehildren, (Gullinan, Epstein & Dembinski, 1979) and as mothers of disabled children are believed to be at risk of depression and marital dissatisfaction, (Friedrich & Friedrich, 1981;Gath, 1977;Wright, Matlock &. Matlock, 1985) it seems that the relationship between maternal distress and the perception of behaviour problems in intellectually disabled children should be explored.…”

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Behavioural Problems in Children with Down's Syndrome and their Siblings

Cuskelly

Dadds

1992

Child Psychology Psychiatry

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Reports of problem behaviour in children with Down's syndrome and their siblings were gathered from mothers, fathers and teachers. Twenty-one sibling pairs were included in the study. The Revised Behavior Problem Checklist (Quay & Peterson, 1983) was used to gather information on total problem behaviour and on five specific problem areas. Children with Down's syndrome were reported to display more problem behaviours overall and to show significantly more attentional problems than their siblings by all rater groups. Sisters of children with Down's syndrome were reported to be more conduct disordered than were brothers by mothers, fathers and teachers. Measures of depression and marital satisfaction found both parent groups to be in the non-distressed range on these instruments. Depression contributed significantly to both parents' reports of problems in the siblings while marital satisfaction was important for mothers' reports of problems in children with Down's syndrome.

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“…When a child's problem is diagnosed, the family typically has to undergo additional changes in adjusting their perceptions of, and aspirations for, the child. The family's balance and patterns are disrupted, and often the child is viewed as the source and cause of family and marital problems (Kaslow & Cooper, 1978;Wright, Matlock, & Matlock, 1985).…”

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Filial therapy with parents of children experiencing learning difficulties.

Kale¹,

Landreth²

1999

International Journal of Play Therapy

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The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a 10week filial therapy training model as an intervention method for parents of children with learning difficulties. Results of the analysis of covariance revealed that the parents in the experimental group scored significantly higher after training than the parents in the control group on their attitude of acceptance of the child.The experimental group parents attained a significantly lower mean total score on level of stress related to parenting than the control group parents. There was no significant difference between the experimental and control groups' posttest mean scores on the total behavior problems.

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Parents of Handicapped Children: Their Self‐Ratings, Life Satisfaction and Parental Adequacy

Cited by 6 publications

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A Comparison between Parenting a Normal and a Handicapped Child throughout a Life Span

A Comparison between Parenting a Normal and a Handicapped Child throughout a Life Span

Behavioural Problems in Children with Down's Syndrome and their Siblings

Filial therapy with parents of children experiencing learning difficulties.

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