Helping parents of disabled children help themselves with their relationship
Adjusting to the demands of parenthood is a testing time for all couples. When their child has a disability, parents face increased financial worries, isolation, stress, and the prospect that as their child grows, these problems will not diminish. Research shows that poor relationships affect children....The two key elements to supporting these families are reducing pressure and strengthening their relationship – which in turn will add to the protective factors for their children. One Plus One, the UK's leading relationships research organisation, has developed a new web service for families called thecoupleconnection.net In this article, Justine Devenney of One Plus One gives an account of the service, of how it helps parents to help themselves, and of its focus on parents of children who have disabilities.
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