Nurturing values in disabled children: Role of psychology

Pages: 361-364
Sangita Kumari (ICSSR, Doctoral Fellow, Division of Social Psychology, A. N. Sinha Institute of Social Studies, Patna, Bihar)

Parenting of disabled children is a big challenge. Some parents may not take care of happiness and health of their disabled children while taking care of them. Disabled children need positive environment, extra care and affection that foster their physical, emotional and social growth. Often parents are not capable enough to fulfill their needs; hence they feel guilt, sorrow, denial and anger which results stress in family, and effects negatively to disabled children. A disabled child possesses low confidence level and suffers from adjustment related problems also and to this manifestation, the situation becomes very difficult for parents to nurture them properly and inculcate values. It seems plausible that motivation for disabled children may enhance their confidence level; whereas parent’s balanced coping strategies may help them better nurture and improve the family life. Thus this paper emphasizes on two points; first, it tries to assess the mental situation of disabled children and parents and secondly it recommend that what should be the motivational pattern for disabled children and coping strategy for parents.