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1 online resource (208 pages) |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 204) and index. |
| Summary |
All parents want the best for their child, and for parents of children with special needs, this can mean that their own well-being is neglected. Drawing from their own experiences of parenting children with special needs, interviews and workshops with parents, and research findings, Nancy J. Whiteman and Linda Roan-Yager explore practical ways in which parents can develop a resilient and positive attitude towards caring for their child with special needs. This book considers the challenges of caring for children with physical, developmental and mental health disorders and proposes methods such as learning to see events through your child's own eyes, celebrating their strengths and achievements and recognising how others can help your child. Chapters deal with key topics such as coping with a diagnosis, discussing support needs with a child's teachers and explaining a child's differences to their peers, and the authors stress the importance of parents building support systems for themselves and their children.; Real stories from parents and example scenarios illustrate the common difficulties faced by parents of children with special needs, and the authors explain how painful thoughts may be identified and reframed through techniques grounded in cognitive behaviour therapy. Crucially, "Building a Joyful Life" warns against parents neglecting their own needs, and a range of exercises to be completed by parents will help them to find ways of regaining balance in their lives. |
| Contents |
Cover; Building a Joyful Life with Your Child who has Special Needs; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; A NOTE ON THE TEXT; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; INTRODUCTION; 1. Springing Back and Moving Forward: Resilience and Happiness; 2. Putting on Your Oxygen Mask: Intention and Self-care; 3. The Twisted Skein: Embracing Our Complex and Conflicting Feelings; 4. Seeing with New Eyes: Reframing Our Perceptions and Beliefs; 5. Shrinking the Balloon: Seeing Our Child as a Whole Person; 6. Building Our Children's Village: Deepening Our Child's Connections to Others. |
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7. Knocking on the Door: Building Our Support Systems8. Finding Personal Meaning: Unlocking the Fullness of Life; ADDITIONAL RESOURCES; REFERENCES; INDEX. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Children with disabilities -- Care.
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Children with disabilities -- Care. |
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Parents of children with disabilities.
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Parents of children with disabilities. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Roan-Yager, Linda.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Whiteman, Nancy J. Building a joyful life with your child who has special needs. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley, 2007 1843108410 9781843108412 (OCoLC)70987216 |
| ISBN |
9781846425684 (electronic book) |
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1846425689 (electronic book) |
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1280929715 |
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9781280929717 |
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1843108410 (paperback) |
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9781843108412 (paperback) |
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