Assessment of families with mildly handicapped and nonhandicapped preschoolers

Maternal factors related to parenting young children with congenital heart disease

“…In fact, the only significant difference that was found between groups was that mothers of children with CHD had lower expectations for their children than mothers of healthy children. This difference in expectations also has been reported between mothers of mildly handicapped and nonhandicapped preschoolers (Tucker & Fox, 1995). However, when interpreting this difference for the present study, it is important to note that the mean expectations scores for both groups were well within one standard deviation of the mean and thus could be considered as "normal" developmental expectations.…”

Toddlers with developmental delays and challenging behaviors

“…Previous research has found that parents of preschool-aged children with mild handicaps had lower expectations than parents of normally developing preschoolers (Tucker & Fox, 1995). However, within the present sample where the majority of parents had a child with a disability, as parent expectations increased their children's behaviors became more problematic and frequent.…”

Behavior Problems in Toddlers With and Without Developmental Delays: Comparison of Treatment Outcomes

“…The PBC's utility has been demonstrated with families of children with disabilities (Keller & Fox, 2009;Tucker & Fox, 1995) and significant emotional and behavioral problems (Nicholson, Fox, & Johnson, 2005). Finally, the PBC has been used as an outcome measure for treatment programs involving parents of young children (Nicholson, Anderson, Fox, & Brenner, 2002;Nicholson et al, 1999).…”