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Mothering with an Intellectual Disability: A Phenomenological Exploration of Making Infant-Feeding Decisions
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Guay, Amanda; Aunos, Marjorie; Collin-Vézina, Delphine – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: Mothers with intellectual disability are less likely than mothers without intellectual disability to breastfeed their infants, but there is little literature that addresses infant-feeding decisions among this population. This study explores experiences of mothers with intellectual disability in making and carrying out infant-feeding…
Descriptors: Mothers, Intellectual Disability, Phenomenology, Infants
Using a Digital Frame and Pictorial Information to Enhance the SafeCare[R] Parent-Infant Interactions Module with a Mother with Intellectual Disabilities: Results of a Pilot Study
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Gaskin, Emily H.; Lutzker, John R.; Crimmins, Daniel B.; Robinson, Lara – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2012
Parents with intellectual disabilities (ID) are disproportionately represented in the child welfare system. Parents with ID can be better served by developing curricula that support various modes of learning. Technology offers a potentially effective tool because it is visual, interactive, and self-instructional. SafeCare[R] is an evidence-based…
Descriptors: Mothers, Mental Retardation, Child Welfare, Infants
A Disability Culture Perspective on Early Intervention with Parents with Physical or Cognitive Disabilities and Their Infants.
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Kirshbaum, Megan – Infants and Young Children, 2000
This article describes how a disability culture perspective has informed research and early intervention serving parents with physical disabilities and their infants and an approach to research, resource development, and early intervention that has evolved in a community-based organization in response to the unmet needs of parents with…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Cultural Influences, Delivery Systems, Disabilities