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Behaviour Problems in the Siblings of Children with Down Syndrome: Associations with Family Responsibilities and Parental Stress.
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Cuskelly, Monica; Hayes, Alan; Chant, David – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 1998
Forty-five Australian families with children with Down syndrome and 88 comparison families provided information about their children's behavior problems and involvement in household tasks. For the brothers of children with Down syndrome, significant negative correlations between household tasks and behavior problems were found on fathers' reports.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Children, Coping, Downs Syndrome
Mothering in Families with and without a Child with Disability.
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Bower, Anna M.; Hayes, Alan – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 1998
A study involving 14 Australian mothers of children with spina bifida, 17 mothers with children with Down syndrome, and 38 control mothers, found that the experiences of being a mother were characterized by similarities rather than differences among the three groups. Differences in experiences tended to be disability specific. (CR)
Descriptors: Children, Coping, Disabilities, Downs Syndrome