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ERIC Number: EJ964546
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Feb
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0194-2638
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Parent Strategies for Addressing the Needs of Their Newly Adopted Child
Tirella, Linda G.; Tickle-Degnen, Linda; Miller, Laurie C.; Bedell, Gary
Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, v32 n1 p97-110 Feb 2012
The purpose of this study was to describe reflections of nine American parents on the strengths, challenges, and strategies in parenting young children newly adopted from another country. Eight mothers and one father with an adopted child aged less than 3 years and home for less than 3 months completed standardized assessments measuring the child's social emotional development, sensory processing, and parental stress. Each parent participated in qualitative interview to discuss challenges and strategies helpful in addressing their children's needs. All parents reported challenges addressing their child's needs in the areas of sleep, feeding, attachment and self-regulation, and soothing. Parents reported similar strategies to address their child's behavioral concerns. Parents also reported on family factors and community resources that supported the success of the adoption. Although many families described their adoptive child as having challenges with multiple daily life activities, parents reported being able to create effective strategies to address many of these challenging behaviors. (Contains 4 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United States
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Parenting Stress Index
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