Mourning and the Birth of a Defective Child

Solnit, Albert J.; Stark, Mary H.

doi:10.1080/00797308.1961.11823222

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“…First, children with DS are less responsive and communicative, make fewer initiations, and engage in less structured turn-taking social games compared to typically developing children (Beeghley, Weiss-Perry, & Cicchetti, 1989;Cielinski, Vaughn, Seifer, & Contreras, 1995;Landry & Chapieski, 1990;Mundy, Sigman, Kasari, & Yirmiya, 1988;Richard, 1986;Slonims & McConachie, 2006). Second, parental interaction style is affected by the lack of children's responsiveness (Marfo, Cynthia, Dedrick, & Barbour, 1998) as well as by legitimate worries, the expectation delusion, and difficulties in adapting and accepting the child's condition (Drotar, Baskiewitz, Irvin, Kennel, & Klaus, 1975;Solnit & Stark, 1961).…”

Section: Mother-child Interaction In Children With Down Syndromementioning

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Play and emotional availability in young children with Down syndrome

Venuti

Falco

Giusti

et al. 2008

Infant Mental Health Journal

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This study investigates mother-child interaction and its associations with play in children with Down syndrome (DS). There is consensus that mother-child interaction during play represents an important determinant of typical children's play development. Concerning children with DS, few studies have investigated mother-child interaction in terms of the overall emotional quality of dyadic interaction and its effect on child play. A sample of 28 children with DS (M age = 3 years) took part in this study. In particular, we studied whether the presence of the mother in an interactional context affects the exploratory and symbolic play of children with DS and the interrelation between children's level of play and dyadic emotional availability. Children showed significantly more exploratory play during collaborative play with mothers than during solitary play. However, the maternal effect on child symbolic play was higher in children of highly sensitive mothers relative to children whose mothers showed lower sensitivity, the former displaying more symbolic play than the latter in collaborative play. Results offer some evidence that dyadic emotional availability and child play level are associated in children with DS, consistent with the hypothesis that dyadic interactions based on a healthy level of emotional involvement may lead to enhanced cognitive functioning.RESUMEN: El objetivo de este estudio fue investigar la interacción madre-infante y sus asociaciones con el juego en el caso de lo niños con el síndrome de Down (SD). Hay consenso con respecto a que la interacción madre-infante durante el juego representa un importante determinante en cómo los niños típicos desarrollan su juego. Con respecto a niños con síndrome de Down, pocos estudios han investigado la interacción madre-infante -en términos de la calidad emocional en general de la interacción de la díada -y sus efectos en el juego del niño. En este estudio, participó un grupo muestra de 28 niños con síndrome de Down (M edad = 3 años). En particular, queríamos verificar si la presencia de la madre en un contexto interaccional afecta el juego exploratorio y simbólico del niño con síndrome de Down, así como la interrelación entre el nivel de juego del niño y la disponibilidad emocional de la díada. Los niños mostraron significativamente más juego exploratorio durante la colaboración en el juego con madres que durante los momentos de juego solitario. Sin embargo, el efecto maternal sobre el juego simbólico del niño fue mayor en aquellos niños cuyas madres eran altamente sensibles, con relación a los niños cuyas madres mostraron más baja sensibilidad; aquéllos mostraron más juego simbólico queéstos durante las sesiones de juego colaborativo. Los resultados ofrecen alguna evidencia de que la disponibilidad emocional de la díada y el nivel de juego del niño están asociados en los casos de niños con síndrome de Down, consistente con la hipótesis de que las interacciones díadicas basadas en un saludable nivel de involucramiento emocional pudieran llevar a un...

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Section: Mother-child Interaction In Children With Down Syndromementioning

confidence: 99%

Play and emotional availability in young children with Down syndrome

Venuti

Falco

Giusti

et al. 2008

Infant Mental Health Journal

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“…While Olshansky here is speaking only of parents of mentally de fective children, it should be pointed out that the parents of physically and emotionally disabled children also face a longer period of time that their children are dependent on them than do the parents of average or normal children. Solnit and Stark (1961) in comparing maternal reaction to a dead child and maternal reaction to the birth of a defective child noted several similarities. In both situations, they noted feelings of loss, intense longing for the desired child, resentment of the cruel blow which fate had struck, and guiit over the possible r~sponsibility for the death or defect.…”

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“…Parents view their children as physical and psychological ex tensions of themselves. Cummings and Stock (1962) and Solnit and Stark • (1961) have also commented on this point stating, in essence. that what is good about the child is a reflection of the good in the parents and what is wrong with the child is interpreted as a reflection of tihat is bad in the parents.…”

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The Use and Evaluation of Gestalt Techniques in a Program for the Parents of Handicapped Children

Hammond¹,

Phillips²

2000

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“…This view is in contrast with the prevailing views of several decades ago, when studies indicated that having a child with mental retardation in the family was crisisproducing, often inducing lifelong stress and distress. 10 More recently, investigators concluded that adoption of a child with mental retardation may have a positive family impact. According to Glidden et al, 11 the measures used to assess maternal and family adjustment to the adoption of a child with mental retardation indicated overwhelmingly positive effects, with only occasional reports of negative impact.…”

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Characteristics and perspectives of families waiting to adopt a child with Down syndrome

Lindh¹,

Steele

Page-Steiner

et al. 2007

Genetics in Medicine

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Purpose: The study's purpose was to obtain information on the characteristics and perspectives of families interested in adopting children with Down syndrome. Methods: A questionnaire-based survey was administered to individuals and families on a waiting list to adopt children with Down syndrome. Information on (1) demographic, (2) family structure, (3) Down syndrome exposure, (4) Down syndrome knowledge, (5) reasons for considering adoption, (6) adoption process, and (7) perspective on raising children with Down syndrome was assessed.

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Mourning and the Birth of a Defective Child

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Play and emotional availability in young children with Down syndrome

Play and emotional availability in young children with Down syndrome

The Use and Evaluation of Gestalt Techniques in a Program for the Parents of Handicapped Children

Characteristics and perspectives of families waiting to adopt a child with Down syndrome

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