Purpose This paper presents an updated summary of a meta-analysis of qualitative research
on parenting children with disabilities published over the last 50 years. In this summary, we …

Purpose This chapter reviews qualitative research on parenting children with disabilities
published over the last 50 years to explore whether shifts in academic discourse and …

Several studies and theoretical perspectives have examined the experience of raising a
child with a disability. However, many of these studies and perspectives have not provided a …

A review of the literature located eight published studies which focused specifically on the
effects on fathers of parenting children with disabilities. Another five studies have focused on …

While mothers of young children with disabilities have often been targeted in family
research, less is known about the experiences and involvement of fathers of these children …

This paper commences with an examination of the concept of parenting and then applies its
findings to parents who have a learning disability. It is argued that views on parenting, drawn …

Background: This study sought to examine the specific sources of challenges as identified
by parents of children with disabilities. Method: Focus groups were conducted with 40 parent …

There has been little research conducted about outcomes of children who have grown up
with a parent with a disability. Much of the research that exists presupposes negative …

Research on the effects on families of having a child with a disability has focused mainly on
mothers or siblings with little attention being paid to fathers. While there is now a growing …

Caregiver burden has received considerable emphasis in the literature on the social
experience of mothering children with disabilities. Little attention has been paid, however, to …