We Chose to Place Our Baby.

Gross, Carol Cott

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ERIC Number: EJ230467

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Publication Date: 1980-Apr

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We Chose to Place Our Baby.

Gross, Carol Cott

Exceptional Parent, v10 n2 pL13-15 Apr 1980

The mother of a moderately mentally handicapped son describes her decision to place her child in residential care. The author discusses her adjustment on learning of her son's handicap and how, after 10 years, she is confident that the decision she made was right for her family. (PHR)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Children, Emotional Response, Infants, Institutionalized Persons, Moderate Mental Retardation, Parent Child Relationship, Residential Care

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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