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Title:

Living with a disabled child. Multidimensional adaptation of parents

ORCID:

0000-0002-0756-4242

Subject and Keywords:

child with disability   parents adaptation   life experiences   long lasting disability

Abstract:

The article has a review type. The analysis included in this study concerns the experiences of parents raising children with disabilities. Its purpose is to identify the characteristic aspects of adapting mothers and fathers to live with a handicapped child, what are different from traditional indicators. A systematic review of Polish and foreign literature describing the issues of parental experience in the situation of a child’s disability was carried out. The study shows the dynamics and complexity of parenting, highlighted in the course of life. The article shows tendencies indicating positive changes occurring in the personal and social functioning of parents, but also confirming the presence of negative aspects. The paper presents the utility of applying the concept of transformation in explaining the essence of these complex experiences.

Place of publishing:

Wrocław

Publisher:

Zakład Historii Edukacji Instytutu Pedagogiki Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego

Date issued:

2018

Detailed Type:

journal

Identifier:

ISSN 2082-9019   e-ISSN 2300-5866

DOI:

10.23734/wwr20181.305.322

Source:

Pdg P 343

Language:

pol

Relation:

Wychowanie w Rodzinie, T.17 (1/2018)

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Access rights:

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License:

Creative Commons - Attribution, ShareAlike (CC BY-SA 3.0)   click here to follow the link

Location of original object:

Biblioteka Instytutu Pedagogiki UWr

Autor opisu:

h.w.