During this quarter, i want to focus my blog on how families deal with the stress of having a child with a disability. I decided to base my blog on this because i know families who have children with all types of disabilities. For example: autism, ADHD (learning disabilities) and vision problems to name a few. What i want to know is: How do parents deal with the stress of having children with any disability? Who can parents talk to about these stresses? Can a therapist or school system help? What if they have no one to talk too, what then? These are just a few questions i have to get started thinking on this topic.
I found an article online that discusses many different things about what families can do when dealing with stress and having a child with a disability. Some different things they were talking about were: stressors with children and the variables with that, life stressors, different kinds of stressors and the family.
Website: http://www.oadd.org/publications/journal/issues/vol11no1/download/perry.pdf
Throughout the quarter i would like to talk about many disabilities if possible to see how parents of children with many different disabilities deal with different situations.
Jessa, This is a great topic. When I was pregnant, I had to take several tests to see if my daughter had any symptoms of any disabilities. The tests alone are stressful and scary.These test give parents a chance to prepare for any challenges that may occur after child birth.
ReplyDeleteAs teachers we need to understand the challenges parents may face when having a child with a disability. Throughout student teaching I have encountered several students with adhd. The teacher faces challenges, but the parents experiences them up close. Teachers should understand the challenges parents face when having a child with a disability.This allows the parent and teacher to work together.
I look foward to reading the article you have posted.
Jessa,
ReplyDeleteYou have picked a very good topic for inquiry. It is one thing to consider all the types of accommodations and changes to "typical" routine that a parent of a child with a disability has to examine, and few people have thought about the stress that results and how damaging that can be for all involved parties--parents, teachers, etc. I like your approach and your decision to examine multiple disabilities, because I'm sure the adaptation and stress levels are much different for a parent of a child with ADHD and one with a deaf or blind child.
Interesting stuff--looking forward to reading more.
Gabe
Mal1202: Thank you! a lot of women, men and children deal with stress as a part of life. Whether this stress be from a learning disability, a disability or in general stressed from school, life or others. I agree that as teachers we need to keep in mind the parents of the children we are teaching. Glad to see you have something to relate too through reading my blog.
ReplyDeleteGabeTheTA: Thank you! I agree that the adaptations between each child with a different disability will be very different in relation to the approach to help them deal with the stress.