Download or read book Helping Children with Ill Or Disabled Parents written by Julia Segal and published by Readers Digest. This book was released on 1996 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors explore the range of issues that can arise when a parent falls ill or becomes disabled, focusing on what children need to know; issues of dependency and separation; the role of teachers and schools; the child's sense of responsibility; and how to help children cope with their feelings. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Download or read book We ve Got This written by Eliza Hull and published by Black Inc.. This book was released on 2022-03-01 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do two parents who are blind take their children to the park? How is a mother with dwarfism treated when she walks her child down the street? How do Deaf parents know when their baby cries in the night? When writer and musician Eliza Hull was pregnant with her first child, like most parents-to-be she was a mix of excited and nervous. But as a person with a disability, there were added complexities. She wondered: Will the pregnancy be too hard? Will people judge me? Will I cope with the demands of parenting? More than 15 per cent of Australian households have a parent with a disability, yet their stories are rarely shared, their experiences almost never reflected in parenting literature. In We’ve Got This, twenty-five parents who identify as Deaf, disabled or chronically ill discuss the highs and lows of their parenting journeys and reveal that the greatest obstacles lie in other people’s attitudes. The result is a moving, revelatory and empowering anthology. As Rebekah Taussig writes, ‘Parenthood can tangle with grief and loss. Disability can include joy and abundance. And goddammit – disabled parents exist.’ Contributors include Jacinta Parsons, Kristy Forbes, Graeme Innes, Jessica Smith, Jax Jacki Brown, Nicole Lee, Elly May Barnes, Neangok Chair, Renay Barker-Mulholland, Micheline Lee and Shakira Hussein. We’ve Got This will appeal to readers of Growing Up Disabled in Australia and other titles in the Growing Up series.

Download or read book Changed by a Child written by Barbara Gill and published by Harmony. This book was released on 1998-08-17 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raising a child with a disability can often be more isolating and frustrating than any parent ever imagines. Finally, here is a book that honestly describes the inner needs and range of issues parents with disabled children face. Changed by a Child invites parents to take a moment for themselves. Each of the brief readings offers comfort and hope as they capture the unique challenges and joys of raising a disabled child.

Download or read book My Mum Needs Me written by Julia Segal and published by . This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Parenting Matters written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2016-11-21 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Decades of research have demonstrated that the parent-child dyad and the environment of the familyâ€"which includes all primary caregiversâ€"are at the foundation of children's well- being and healthy development. From birth, children are learning and rely on parents and the other caregivers in their lives to protect and care for them. The impact of parents may never be greater than during the earliest years of life, when a child's brain is rapidly developing and when nearly all of her or his experiences are created and shaped by parents and the family environment. Parents help children build and refine their knowledge and skills, charting a trajectory for their health and well-being during childhood and beyond. The experience of parenting also impacts parents themselves. For instance, parenting can enrich and give focus to parents' lives; generate stress or calm; and create any number of emotions, including feelings of happiness, sadness, fulfillment, and anger. Parenting of young children today takes place in the context of significant ongoing developments. These include: a rapidly growing body of science on early childhood, increases in funding for programs and services for families, changing demographics of the U.S. population, and greater diversity of family structure. Additionally, parenting is increasingly being shaped by technology and increased access to information about parenting. Parenting Matters identifies parenting knowledge, attitudes, and practices associated with positive developmental outcomes in children ages 0-8; universal/preventive and targeted strategies used in a variety of settings that have been effective with parents of young children and that support the identified knowledge, attitudes, and practices; and barriers to and facilitators for parents' use of practices that lead to healthy child outcomes as well as their participation in effective programs and services. This report makes recommendations directed at an array of stakeholders, for promoting the wide-scale adoption of effective programs and services for parents and on areas that warrant further research to inform policy and practice. It is meant to serve as a roadmap for the future of parenting policy, research, and practice in the United States.

Download or read book Children of Disabled Parents written by Tony Newman and published by Russell House Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text explores the impact of parental disability on children, especially where lack of support to families results in significant restrictions to children's day to day lives. It reviews the literature on parental disability and its impact on children; considers why concern for the children of disabled parents has emerged at this particular juncture of history; explores whether the presence of parental disability affects the self-reported health and well-being of children; discusses how children's strengths as well as their vulnerabilities can be identified and promoted; and suggests how more effective social care services can be delivered to children in families affected by disability or chronic illness.

Download or read book A Different Dream for My Child written by Jolene Philo and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Devotional meditations for parents of critically or chronically ill children.Author Jolene Philo shares lessons from her own life, as well as the stories of other parents.

Download or read book Parenting and Disability written by Olsen, Richard and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2003-04-16 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reports on the first substantial UK study of parenting, disability and mental health, which examines the views of parents and children in 75 families ... It provides a comprehensive review of relevant policy issues, explores the barriers to full participation in parenting that disabled parents face, examines the complex ways in which broader social issues ... interact with disability, and advocated measires to support disabled parents and their families ...

Download or read book What I Would Tell You written by Julie Keon and published by . This book was released on 2015-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Special Child in the Family written by Diana Kimpton and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-30 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by a parent for other parents of sick or disabled children, this book deals with feelings and how to cope with them, balaning the needs of the whole family and getting the right help. It also tackles two issues that are rarely talked about - death and failing to cope.

Download or read book Children Caring for Parents with HIV and AIDS written by Evans, Ruth and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2009-03-11 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ground-breaking book focuses on the experiences and perspectives of children and young people who care for a parent with HIV in the global North and South. Drawing on in-depth qualitative research from the UK and Tanzania, the book presents a unique insight into the similarities and differences in children's and parents' experiences across diverse socio-economic, cultural and welfare contexts. The book makes a significant contribution to the growing research evidence on children and young people with caring responsibilities ('young carers') and the impacts of HIV and AIDS on families globally. It examines caring relationships within families affected by HIV and AIDS; the outcomes of caregiving; children's and families' resilience; the factors influencing whether children become involved in care work; and local and global policy responses. It also provides insight into the perspectives of parents living with HIV and service providers working with families. This book will be of interest to policy makers and practitioners in the field of HIV and AIDS, and to researchers, academics and students concerned with international development, social policy, human geography, childhood and youth studies, social work, health and social care, education, children's services and nursing and palliative care.

Download or read book The Disabled Mom written by Tonya Daughrity and published by . This book was released on 2005-11-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The DisAbled Mom is a great book written for any woman who has a chronic illness. This self-help book was written by Tonya Daughrity who has Fibromyalgia, asthma, osteoarthritis and is losing her eyesight. She wanted to learn to care for her children on her own and be as independent as possible, but found little information available to suit her needs. She knew she did not want others to have to go through the trial process she did. The book starts before pregnancy even begins and gives help and suggestions in a positive, up-beat manner for chronically ill moms through their child's first birthday. This book is simply a must for anyone looking for tips to help them raise one or more children while battling a chronic illness of their own.

Download or read book The Trouble with Illness written by Julia Segal and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2017-06-21 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This impressively honest book explores the effects a challenging disability or illness can have on the mind and personal relationships, and how friends, family and professionals can help. Illness or disability can isolate people by creating vast differences in their experiences where previously there were none. Friends and family can find themselves saying the wrong thing or awkwardly avoiding topics as a result. This book takes a candid look at how discomfort caused by an illness can strain a relationship between partners, families and professionals, as well as how understanding feelings of guilt or shame can transform a situation or relationship. The insights and advice offered in this book can help children and adolescents overcome anxiousness caused by a parent's condition, improve communication between partners and family members, and increase professionals' awareness of how a client feels about their situation.

Download or read book Parenting Children with Health Issues written by Foster Cline and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does your child have a health condition which requires special medical or dietary care? Whatever the health issue, you will learn the essential parenting skills you need to help your child comply with medical requirements, cope well with health challenges, and live a hope-filled life. Get practical and compassionate answers to your toughest questions as you discover effective ways to communicate about medical issues with children of all ages. This book will teach you how to: . Encourage your child to love life despite health challenges. . Handle refusal to take medication and do medical treatments. . Skillfully respond to your child's special emotional needs. . Avoid power struggles and other common parenting traps. . Promote responsibility without nagging or lecturing. . Navigate sibling, family and couple relationship issues. . Enable your child to make good self-care decisions.

Download or read book Psychological Approaches to Rehabilitation after Traumatic Brain Injury written by Andy Tyerman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-01-26 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The psychological effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) provide a major challenge to rehabilitation services. This text will increase understanding of the nature of these effects and provide practical guidance from experienced practitioners about psychological interventions for use in both rehabilitation and long-term adjustment. Provides practical guidance and illustrative case examples from experienced practitioners. Structured around five main areas: overview of psychological effects and services; cognitive rehabilitation; managing emotional and behavioural problems; vocational rehabilitation; and family impact and interventions.

Download or read book Counselling and Psychotherapy for Families in Times of Illness and Death written by Jenny Altschuler and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-12-19 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living with serious illness can have profound emotional effects both on patients themselves and on those close to them. With clarity and compassion, this text explores the difficulties and dilemmas those who are ill and their families face, offering specific guidelines for the professionals who work with them. Building on its successful first edition, this text draws on recent developments in research and clinical practice in providing a theoretical and practical framework for working with illness. Thoroughly revised in its second edition, this book: - Features new chapters on the cultural constructs of illness, working with migrant families, illness in later life, death and palliative care and supervision - Explores issues of working with diversity, covering gender, class, race and sexuality - Discusses the impact of working with those facing serious illness on health care professionals, offering strategies for reducing the risks of burnout, compassion fatigue and secondary traumatisation Written by a recognized expert in the field, this innovative and challenging book provides essential insights for professionals working or training to work with those facing illness and death, including doctors, nurses, counsellors, psychologists, psychotherapists and social workers.

Download or read book Home Care for the Chronically Ill Or Disabled Child written by Monica Loose Jones and published by Harpercollins. This book was released on 1985 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This step-by-step, illustrated handbook offers clear and comprehensive instructions on delivering medical care to an ill or disabled child