It goes without saying that families are profoundly affected when they have to deal with a disability within the family. There are many factors that come into play when a family member has a disability. No one could properly prepare to have a child with a disability. For instance, as mentioned in the book, some parents discuss how they would handle it if their child was born with a disability yet when it actually became a reality it was nothing they could have prepared for. Families that have a child with a disability are affected financially, physically, and emotionally.
As if the financial responsibility of a nondisabled child wasn’t enough, being financially responsible for a disabled child could put a family into a serious financial crisis.
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Their lives become turned upside down and every milestone and hope they had for that child is suddenly all in question. No one pictures themselves having a disabled child. Many parents in Far from the Tree talked about how they changed emotionally once they accepted that they had a child with a disability. Some parents had severe depression even to the point of wishing their own child would die. They struggled with the love-hate relationship they had with their child and coming to the realization that their child may never reciprocate the love given to them. It is an emotional roller coaster. Some days a parent may feel as if they wished the child never existed, other days they may feel immense guilt for ever having that thought. The emotional impact of a having a child with a disability never ends. You can make financial accommodations and sacrifices, you can find solutions for physical difficulties but, the emotional aspect is always evolving and changing.
Having a child with disabilities affects families in ways that people without disability in their life will never be able to fully understand. This reflection only touched based on three large aspects but disability affects families in many other ways. It is truly amazing how families change and become so strong at a time when everything around them seems to be
To find that a member a family has learning difficulty is a huge shock for the rest of the family and brings emotions and new challenges. Living with a disabled person can have profound effects on the entire family–parents, siblings(brothers and sisters).For parents, having a disabled child
Describe the possible impact on a family of having a member with a learning disability.
The world as we know it has had many issues that has affected the lives of many people in our community. Some of these issues produce a negative response or unfair opportunities for the people with these issues. One type of issue that can be affected negatively in our community is child disabilities or any disabilities in general for that matter. The life of a person with disabilities could be a huge issue if the community keeps responding the way they have been responding.
I wanted to make sure that I asked Cuyler’s mom a positive question about how Cuyler and how his disabilities have affected their family. I asked “What strengths have developed in your family because of Cuyler’s disabilities?” She said that because of his disabilities they have developed trust and learned how to depend on one another. Since Cuyler cannot leave the house at least one of his parents needs to be around the house. She also said that as their other children have become older they
Although Waldman believes removing illnesses can further benefit society, children that do have disabilities create positive impacts in the world as well. Parents learn from having a disabled child the true meaning of unconditional love. The life-changing experience of having a disabled child creates stronger and better relationships in families and parents understand that they should not have to plan out every aspect of their child's life.
I was born in a small third world country that didn’t have the resources we have in the United States. Because of this the doctors were not able to diagnose the problems I suffered from. With only a few months to live they decided that the only way I would be able to get the help I need I had to adopted immediately. In the end I was diagnosed with a spinal bifida , a mild version of hepatitis, and kidney problem. Later in life I would spend almost 60% of my elementary school years in the hospital and my family pillow was always with as a reminder that I wasn’t alone and that things would get better. I believe that being disabled from birth allow me to understand children who may have medical problems or learning and physical disabilities. I also that this has helped me realize how fragile life is and how important it is to take advantage of everyday we are blessed to still be
My husband and I had to make many changes in our lifestyle when our children came along, just as the parents in the article stated they had to do. The statement in the article regarding changes in opportunities and how the experiences had after children were different, but just as satisfying applies whether you have a child with a disability or not. One of the parents in the article stated that they would sit down each evening and discuss what worked and what did not work as far as accommodation. To me this is a practice that all parents could benefit from. Raising children is not easy, as parents we want the best for our children. These parents are no different. I have great respect for the struggles they face and the way they meet the challenges working together as a
All the articles that are going to be presented in this pages are basically going to be talking about relationship issues that they face with their children. Not all articles have the same structure that they face with with their children, but have a similar difficulty facing them. Each and one article shares one thing in common, all families that have a child with a disability have a higher stress load than a normal parents with a child. Not all families have the same toil as others, which make every family discrete and unique. In the other hand, each family has a way of communicating
After reading the Chapter 14 from Marini & Stebnicki, mothers with disabilities do have a hard time when maintaining their parenting responsibilities. At times it can be the same way for mothers without a disability. It is a strain for mothers with a disability, because they are aware of the limit opportunities they have, but will not let their own children see their difficulties. I believe that mothers with a disability will not let their disability keep them from their duties of being a mother. It does not matter if their disability came before or after their children. Also, some mothers with a disability do not want their children to be taught, or obligated to take care of them. They want their children to live as children while going developing
Some of the challenges faced were lack of access to information or services, financial barriers, school and community inclusion, and family support. These kinds of challenges can bring stress upon the parent or caregiver. According Resch et al; (2010), “parents expressed that learning where to search for information and services and then being able to access them was a process full of challenges and roadblocks” (pg. 143). Upon knowing your child has a disability, being able to obtain any services or resources from agencies can help relieve a lot of stress for the parent or caregiver. Some of the parents also noted that trying to access services cause a financial burden on them as well. “The lack of being able to overcome financial barriers may lead to family stress in families who have a child with a disability” (Resch et al; 2010, pg.
The first family that appeared in the video brought up the emotional aspect of having a handicapped child. As an infant at such a young age, they said at first it is hard to determine if their child is even handicapped. The second family also brought up the emotions they went through knowing that their child is handicapped, which has similar feelings of going through the process of grief. It is very interesting that I am able to relate to the emotions of grieving but in a different way, people have passed away in my life, when they have their child even though they are handicapped. The second family also brought up the different types of emotion, being in denial that their child in not normal. The guilt that a parent might feel, as those it’s
This interview really opened my eyes to the struggles parents of children with disabilities face. In the description of this assignment, it says the goal is to help me “walk a mile in their shoes”, however, I don’t think this experience even came close. I see the grief and pain they experience, the negative support and criticism from society, the difficult choices, and all the moments in life they no longer take for granted because of their situation, but, I couldn’t even imagine the life they live. I don’t feel I even have the right to say I have walked a mile in their shoes. The obstacles life has thrown at them are something that is virtually unimaginable for me. They are moving through life carrying the weight that no parent, family, couple,
Having a child with a disability can cause various hardships on a family. Families with a child with a disability can cause strains on finances, parental employment, and relationships within the family. After analyzing research done by a variety of sources the following essay should convey the findings in regard to the affects raising a child with a disability has on a family. One idea to keep in mind is disabilities have a variety of different impacts on a family, not all will impact a family the same way.
Living with a disability is by no mean an easy job for the patients. There are a lot of obstacles that these people have to go over and the frustration that comes from not being able to do activities/movements, even a subtle thing such as brushing teeth, that they were able to do just overwhelms their everyday lives. Living with disabilities for 48h has given me a lot to think about. It gave me an insight and taught me what itt is like to be a person with disabilities. I realized that people with disabilities want to live life, no differently than anyone else. They want to eat out with friends, watch movies, work normally and do shopping for their friends/families/self. The truth is, their lives do not have to be much different than other
There are simply no words that could truly express the feeling that you get when you finally see the baby that you have grown to love from inside the womb staring up at you. Overwhelmed, is a word I am sure many new mothers would say expresses all of their emotions into one. Becoming a parent is one of the most frightening, terrifying, paralyzing and yet most astounding, breath-taking, remarkable experiences any woman could be a part of. It is the hope of every parent that his or her child will grow to be healthy, strong, and flourish throughout their life time. Unfortunately this is not always the case, according to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) “About 1 in 6 children in the United States had a developmental disability in 2006-2008, ranging from mild disabilities such as speech and language impairments to serious developmental disabilities, such as intellectual disabilities, cerebral palsy, and autism.”