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Hintermair, Manfred – American Annals of the Deaf, 2000
A survey of 317 German parents of children with hearing impairments found parents who frequently met with other parents had warm, accepting, trusting relationships with their children. Parents who had many contacts with adults with hearing impairments had a strong sense of competence in regard to their child's upbringing. (Contains extensive…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Child Rearing, Children, Coping
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Singer, George H. S.; Marquis, Janet; Powers, Laurie K.; Blanchard, Lynn; Divenere, Nancy; Santelli, Betsy; Ainbinder, Judith G.; Sharp, Michael – Journal of Early Intervention, 1999
A study evaluated Parent to Parent mentoring programs in five states. The 56 parents who participated in the program showed statistically significant positive gains on measures of coping, attitude, and progress on addressing problems compared to 72 controls. A qualitative study provided insight into what makes the program work. (Contains…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitude Change, Children, Coping
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Catlett, Camille; Winton, Pam; Parrish, Rosalie N.; Baker, Nina; Frazee, Diane M.; Frederick, Linda; Graham, Bess Althaus; Moss, Jan A. – Young Exceptional Children, 2002
This article reviews resources that offer personal insights and lessons from families of children with disabilities. Five books are reviewed that offer perspectives from fathers and mothers on raising and coping with a child with a disability, along with three Web sites for families of children with disabilities or premature infants. (CR)
Descriptors: Books, Child Rearing, Children, Coping
Lonner, Thomas; And Others – 1994
This study examined barriers to utilizing services for children, birth to age 3, through in-depth individual and group interviews with 70 parents and direct service personnel of provider agencies in seven Washington counties. Part 1 of this report offers examples and discussion of the difficulties parents have accessing services and how localities…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Agency Cooperation, American Indians, Coping