Back to Search Start Over

Parents’ Experiences of Meaning

Authors :
Henk Kars
Joop Stolk
Stolk, J.
Boer, Th.A.
Seldenrijk, R.
Source :
Meaningful Care ISBN: 9789048154494, Stolk, J & Kars, H 2000, Parents' experiences of meaning . in J Stolk, T A Boer & R Seldenrijk (eds), Meaningful care. A multidisciplinarry approach to the meaning of care for people with mental retardation. . Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht/Boston/London, pp. 26-36 .
Publication Year :
2000
Publisher :
Springer Netherlands, 2000.

Abstract

The birth of a child who has a handicap is a great disappointment for parents. Their baby does not meet the expectations that they developed during the past nine months. What they value in their lives and parenthood has been tossed in the air. Parents may face emotional problems and difficulties in the upbringing of their child with mental retardation. They may also be confronted with fundamental questions regarding the meaning of life of their child and of their own lives as parents.

Details

ISBN :
978-90-481-5449-4
ISBNs :
9789048154494
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Meaningful Care ISBN: 9789048154494, Stolk, J & Kars, H 2000, Parents' experiences of meaning . in J Stolk, T A Boer & R Seldenrijk (eds), Meaningful care. A multidisciplinarry approach to the meaning of care for people with mental retardation. . Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht/Boston/London, pp. 26-36 .
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....c2513a822d0a98f91399373475af3f91
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9516-2_2