Lived Experiences of Parents’ of Children with Disabilities in Swaziland

Thwala, S'lungile K.; Ntinda, Kayi; Hlanze, Buyisile

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“…Abosi ( 2007 ) adds that generally because of cultural beliefs about disabilities, some communities perceive disabilities as a punishment for what one has done wrong. This view is supported by various researchers (Masasa, Irwin-Carruthers & Faure 2005 ; Mudhovozi et al 2012 ; Thwala et al 2015 ) who refer to witchcraft, punishment by God, curse from the gods and a sign of bad omen. However, Mathye and Eksteen ( 2016 :591) do not emphasise punishment, but rather the ‘Will of God’ as a reason for disability.…”

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“…Meekosha ( 2011 :667) postulates that the majority of research conducted in this field has been based on Western experiences, while very few have focused on third-world experiences, particularly within the African context. Research has however been conducted on LD and disability in general in various African countries such as South Africa (Mohamed & Laher 2012 ; Mudhovozi, Maphula & Mashamba 2012 ), Tanzania (McNally & Mannen 2013 ), Swaziland (Thwala, Ntinda & Hlanze 2015 ), Zimbabwe (Van der Mark & Verrest 2014 ) and Kenya (Gona et al 2011 ). It is indicated in all these studies that children with disabilities in Africa are subject to belittling and offensive name calling.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Challenges faced by parents of children with learning disabilities in Opuwo, Namibia

Taderera¹,

Hall²

2017

Afr. j. disabil.

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BackgroundParenting children with learning disabilities requires a high level of knowledge and access to resources, information and services. In developing countries, however, these resources and services are not always available. Parents in Namibia, a developing country, therefore face challenges addressing children’s learning and other developmental disabilities, including challenges related to preventative and supportive interventions.ObjectiveThis research focuses on challenges faced by parents as they parent children with learning disabilities in Opuwo, Namibia.MethodIn-depth interviews were conducted with eight parents regarding the challenges they face in parenting their children with learning disabilities. Thematic analysis enabled the researchers to identify, analyse and report on themes that emerged from the qualitative interview data.ResultsAnalysis of the interviews indicated that some participants had only a vague understanding of learning disabilities, as they did not have access to essential knowledge about this phenomenon. They also lacked an awareness of the availability of programmes, services and policies meant to benefit their children with learning disabilities. Participants voiced that they, their children with learning disabilities and community members have stereotypes and prejudices regarding learning disabilities. In this study, most of the children with learning disabilities were raised by single, unemployed parents who seemed to have access to less support from external sources than married couples parenting children with learning disabilities. These single parents are usually not married and because of lack of financial support from the other parent, the majority of them indicated that they struggle to meet the financial and material needs of their children.ConclusionThe researchers concluded that the participants in this study experience a range of challenges in parenting their children with learning disabilities. The main challenges emanate from financial instability, as well as lack of knowledge regarding services and programmes for children with learning disabilities. This lack of knowledge on the part of participants could indicate poor policy education by policy implementers at grass-roots level.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 90%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Challenges faced by parents of children with learning disabilities in Opuwo, Namibia

Taderera¹,

Hall²

2017

Afr. j. disabil.

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“…The personality characteristics of the family members, their financial status, educational level, problem-solving skills, and spirituality all influence a family's ability to cope. Strong marital relationship and social support also help determine parent adjustment (Emerson, 2003& Fazil, Wallace & Singh, 2004Thwala, Ntinda & Hlanze, 2015). The goal of coping strategies is to strengthen or maintain family resources, reduce the source of stress or negative emotions, and achieve a balance in family functioning.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Thus, increased parental stress that leads to poor parental health and well-being, can negatively affect the health and well-being of the child. This sense of stress may be associated with a child's characteristics, greater financial and care-giving demands, feelings of being unprepared for the tasks of parenting, and a sense of loneliness and isolation (Sullivan-Bolyai, Sadler & Knafl, 2003;Oruche, Gerkensmeyer, Stephan, Wheeler & Hanna, 2012& Thwala, Ntinda & Hlanze, 2015.…”

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Effect of Coping Strategies on Stress of Parent with Intellectual Disabilities Children

Bonab¹,

Motamedi²,

Zare³

2017

AES

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Background: Raising a child with intellectual disability is stressful for the parent because it requires an intensive physical engagement as well as coping with emotional reactions to the child's condition. Parents have different modes of adapting to stress and demands caused by the disorder. Method: The current descriptive research design is aimed to identify existing coping strategies of parents who have children with intellectual disabilities. This study included 60 parents with intellectual disabilities children (30 mothers and 30 fathers) that were selected by random sampling. Parent's coping strategies were assessed by Collaborative Coping Strategies in Challenging Life Events (Ghobary et al., 2003) and Questionnaire on Resources and Stress (Friedrich, short form: QRS-F) was used to examine the degree of parental stress. Result: The correlation and regression analysis was used. The most of parent were used kind of coping strategies for coping with stress. Recognition of coping strategies of the parents is important and useful for the development of therapeutic interventions aimed at facilitating family adaptation in families with a child with intellectual disabilities.

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“…The characteristics of parents who have high resilience are highly motivated so that it requires support from the immediate environment, if parents can accept, adapt, and get used to their disabled child, the parent will be 'involved in their education children and play greater role in the education of their children because they know their children better '. This means that parents who are able to accept the situation will motivate them to provide care to their children because they have confidence that their involvement will have an impact on their children [11]. Based on the preliminary survey of parents with special needs children, not all parents have good parenting selfefficacy so that parents are difficult to adapt in every circumstance, this is thought to affect the resilience of parents who have children with special needs.…”

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The Relationship of Parenting Self-Efficacy as A Predictor of Resilience to Parents of Children with Special Needs in Inclusive Schools

Pranindita¹,

Ayriza²

2019

Proceedings of the International Conference on Special and Inclusive Education (ICSIE 2018)

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Parenting self-efficacy is one of the predictors of increasing resilience. Parents with good self-efficacy care show a high level of resilience. Hence, it can respond to and face any challenges or pressures they experience and are able to adapt to various situations. This study looked at the efficacy-drift relationship as a predictor of resilience in the parents of children with special needs. Tests to find a significant correlation of self-efficacy care and resilience have been made to parents with children with special needs in inclusive schools. A total of 50 parents participated in this test. Self-efficacy care was measured using a questionnaire referring to Self-Efficacy for Parenting Tasks Index (SEPTI). Meanwhile, resilience is measured using a measuring instrument referring to Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC). The results show that a significant predictive result (p = 0.001) and a correlation coefficient of 0.81 means there is a very strong correlation between parenting self-efficacy and resilience.

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Lived Experiences of Parents’ of Children with Disabilities in Swaziland

Cited by 34 publications

References 6 publications

Challenges faced by parents of children with learning disabilities in Opuwo, Namibia

Challenges faced by parents of children with learning disabilities in Opuwo, Namibia

Effect of Coping Strategies on Stress of Parent with Intellectual Disabilities Children

The Relationship of Parenting Self-Efficacy as A Predictor of Resilience to Parents of Children with Special Needs in Inclusive Schools

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