Parenting children with developmental disabilities

Parenting children with developmental disabilities If you have a child with a disability, what would you do There are some articles describing parents` reactions to their children’s disabilities. Parents` Reactions Parents of children with disabilities have many reactions to their children`s special needs, and these reactions may focus on positive or negative factors (Ferguson, 2002). Some parents go through several emotions roughly in a sequence; others may experience only one or several discrete reactions. For some, the reactions may be minor and their approach pragmatic. For others, their child`s disability might affect their entire family structure and life. Part of your work with parents includes recognizing that the way they respond to you may be influenced by any of the following responses to their children`s disabilities (Ferguson, 2002): 1. Grief. Some parents feel grief about their child`s disability. Sometimes this is a sorrow for the pain or discomfort their child may h…
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