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Parent Strategies for Addressing the Needs of Their Newly Adopted Child.
- Source :
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Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics . 2012, Vol. 32 Issue 1, p97-110. 14p. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- The purpose of this study was to describe reflections of nine American parents on the strengths, challenges, and strategies in parenting young children newly adopted from another country. Eight mothers and one father with an adopted child aged <3 years and home for <3 months completed standardized assessments measuring the child's social emotional development, sensory processing, and parental stress. Each parent participated in qualitative interview to discuss challenges and strategies helpful in addressing their children's needs. All parents reported challenges addressing their child's needs in the areas of sleep, feeding, attachment and self-regulation, and soothing. Parents reported similar strategies to address their child's behavioral concerns. Parents also reported on family factors and community resources that supported the success of the adoption. Although many families described their adoptive child as having challenges with multiple daily life activities, parents reported being able to create effective strategies to address many of these challenging behaviors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ADAPTABILITY (Personality)
*PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation
*ATTACHMENT behavior in children
*CHILD behavior
*PSYCHOLOGY of adopted children
*CONTENT analysis
*FATHERS
*FOOD habits
*MOTHERS
*SCALE analysis (Psychology)
*SCALES (Weighing instruments)
*SELF-management (Psychology)
*SLEEP
*SOUND recordings
*TEMPERAMENT in children
*QUALITATIVE research
*DATA analysis
*QUANTITATIVE research
*SENSORY disorders
*THEMATIC analysis
*PARENT attitudes
*RESEARCH methodology evaluation
*MEDICAL coding
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
RESEARCH evaluation
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01942638
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 70165484
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3109/01942638.2011.610434