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ERIC Number: EJ376268
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1988
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Special Sitters: Teenage Respite Care Providers.
Reid, Penny; Legaz, Mary Ann
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, v8 n2 p62-72 Sum 1988
Camp Fire's Special Sitters Project addresses the need for respite care experienced by parents of disabled children. The project trains teenagers to care for young handicapped children and links the teenagers with parents who call for babysitting service. The project has been successfully replicated in five communities. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Caregivers, Child Rearing, Day Care, Disabilities, Parents, Program Development, Respite Care, Secondary Education, Training, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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