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Prevalence and Determinants of Need for Formal Parenting Support among Parents Raising a Child with a Borderline to Mild Intellectual Disability
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Kleefman, Marijke; Reijneveld, Sijmen A.; Jansen, Daniëlle E. M. C. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2015
Background: Raising children with borderline to mild intellectual disability (BMID) and psychosocial problems may yield a strong need for support among parents, but evidence for this is lacking. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of need for parenting support in this population, and the child and parent characteristics that…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Mild Intellectual Disability, Incidence, Parent Child Relationship
Maternal Parenting Stress in Families with a Child with Angelman Syndrome or Prader-Willi Syndrome
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Wulffaert, Josette; Scholte, Evert M.; Van Berckelaer-Onnes, Ina A. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2010
Background: Parenting stress was investigated in mothers with a child with Angelman syndrome (AS) or Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), which are genetically related. Method: Mothers of 24 children with AS and 23 children with PWS (2-12 years) completed the Nijmegen Parenting Stress Index-Short, Developmental Behaviour Checklist, and Vineland Screener…
Descriptors: Mothers, Mental Retardation, Family Programs, Child Rearing