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Borfitz-Mescon, Jeanne – Exceptional Parent, 1988
The parent of a severely handicapped child encourages parents to prepare written care plans when leaving a child with others for a respite period. (DB)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Parent Role, Planning, Respite Care
Stanzler, Margaret – Exceptional Parent, 1982
The author, the mother of a cerebral palsied child, considers the conflicts which arise for parents in using respite care. Noted among the reasons why respite care use is difficult for parents are feelings of guilt, conflicts in mothering, self-punishment for having a handicapped child, identification with the child, and separation from the child.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Emotional Adjustment, Parent Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship
