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Assessment of the relationship between parenting stress and a child's ability to functionally communicate
- Authors:
- ELLO Linda M., DONOVAN Sandra J.
- Journal article citation:
- Research on Social Work Practice, 15(6), November 2005, pp.531-544.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Using a two-group, cross-sectional survey design, this American study explored the relationship between parenting stress and a child’s ability to functionally communicate within families who participated in an early intervention developmental disability programme with respect to total stress as well as domain-specific stress. In addition, this study described how this relationship differed with respect to key demographic characteristics. Sixty four parents were included in the study. The findings suggest that a child’s ability to functionally communicate does negatively relate to the level of parenting stress in the parent-child subsystem. Implications for both social work practice and policy are presented.
No time for us: relationships between parents who have a disabled child; a survey of over 2,000 parents in the UK
- Author:
- SHAPIRO Acton
- Publisher:
- Contact a Family
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 43p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Contact a Family recently carried out some research into the effect on marriage and relationships of having a child with special needs. Over 2,000 families responded to the survey. More than half felt that having a disabled child caused some or major problems in their relationship, although nearly a quarter thought it had brought them closer together. Not surprisingly respite was cited as being the most important thing that helps relationships.
He's not drowning, he's waving: learning laughter and tears; living with learning disability
- Author:
- SPENCER Marlene
- Publisher:
- Solomanwhite
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 147p.
- Place of publication:
- Wootton
This book describes the 27 years of a mother's experience of supporting her disabled son, whilst balancing the needs of other family members.
Coping with the care of a severely disabled child
- Author:
- BERESFORD Bryony
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 4(1), January 1996, pp.30-40.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The unrelenting, and often overwhelming, stresses experienced by parents caring for a disabled child have been well charted, as have their impact on personal and family well-being. This paper reports on a study which took such research a step further by focusing on the ways parents cope with the stresses and strains of care. Reports on the way in which the negative aspects of caring for a disabled child were balanced by two positive factors: the parent-child relationship and the ways parents coped with the problems they encountered and the emotional distress they felt. Discusses parents different coping strategies and the role of services in supporting parents in the ways they chose to cope.
Taking care
- Author:
- COWEN Alison
- Publisher:
- Family Fund/Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 80p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
Written by parents of children with a wide range of disabilities, including learning difficulties, sensory impairments and physical disabilities. Shows how parents of disabled children experience high levels of stress, but also how they find their own ways of coping and of enjoying life with a disabled child. Aimed not only at other parents, but also at service providers. Shows the importance of properly co-ordinated support and the need for improved information.
Growing up with a chronic disease: the impact on children and their families
- Author:
- EISER Christine
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 255p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Looks at the effects of caring for a chronically sick or disabled child on parents, siblings and the extended family. Includes case studies.