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Download full textEdgar, Eugene – 1983
Peer support can be helpful in reducing the stress involved in giving birth to and raising a child with handicaps. A peer support group can help meet the parents' needs for information, emotional support, and ways to connect with social/health systems components. To be successful, a peer support system should be led by parents, have access to…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Parent Associations, Parent Education, Parents
