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Who Benefits Most from Respite Care?
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Rimmerman, A.; And Others – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1989
This study of 78 mothers of mentally retarded children and adults found that respite care acts as a differential service that can enhance coping resources and is of most benefit to high self-esteem mothers of young developmentally disabled children, especially as a home-based model. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Coping, Developmental Disabilities, Home Programs
Supporting New Parents through Home Visits: Effects on Mother-Infant Interaction.
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Dawson, Peter M.; And Others – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1991
Paraprofessionals provided informal social support to 92 low-income parents during pregnancy and for a year afterward. Mother-infant interaction was better at four months in the home-visited families than in controls, especially with teen and Hispanic mothers. Positive and irritable or fearful mothers appeared to benefit more than passive or…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Home Programs, Home Visits, Infants
At Home with Mothers of Young Children with Hearing Impairment in Jamaica: A Case Study.
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Hall, Winnifred M.; Andrews, Sharon A. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1989
The article describes activities and outcomes of a home-based early intervention project in Jamaica which helped two mothers learn to communicate with their young congenitally deaf children. The program suggests a pragmatic approach to help Third World parents who are unable to participate in structured sessions in the school environment. (DB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Communication Skills, Deafness, Developing Nations