Parents

Navigating life beyond the schooling years can be daunting and stressful. WSA Educational Consultant, Michelle Self has created this handy outline to help! The information is presented in 2 ways: a straight forward outline and with graphics. You can choose whichever you prefer - the information is the same.

The Sibling Support Project facilitated a discussion on SibNet, its online group for adult siblings of people with disabilities, regarding the considerations that siblings want from parents, other family members, and service providers. Below is a discussion of themes discussed by SibNet members and recommendations from the Sibling Support Project.

Grandparents, and particularly grandmothers, are an important source of family support for parents of young children with developmental disabilities. This study examines the relationship between parenting stress of mothers and fathers and their grandmother support, self-esteem, and key family attributes.

Jessica L. Waxler, Elizabeth M. Cherniske, Kristen Dieter, Pamela Herd, and Barbara R. Pober. 2012