Challenges of parenting children with disabilities

Roditeljstvo djece s teškoćama u razvoju izaziva koliko emocija, toliko i izazova. Rođenjem djeteta se rađaju i nove uloge u obitelji koje predstavljaju velik izazov za roditelje obzirom da je svaka od njih specifična. Uz stres koji roditelji doživljavaju suočavajući se s teškoćama djeteta, ali i problemom održavanjem obiteljske kohezije, može doći i do pogoršanja bračnih odnosa. Obzirom da se nastoji pružiti kvalitetna skrb i briga za dijete, postavlja se pitanje koju su to zaštitni čimbenici koji pomažu roditeljima u njihovoj učinkovitosti. Stoga ćemo se osvrnuti na optimizam roditelja i važnost socijalne podrške. Također, pokazalo se da rana intervencija izrazito koristi roditeljima u obliku neformalne podrške kao što su prijatelji i rodbina, ali i formalna u obliku zdravstvenih djelatnika i socijalnih radnika.Parenting children with disabilities causes as much emotions as challenges. The birth of child also generates new roles in families that pose a great challenge to parents since each of them is very specific. Apart from the stress that parents experience when they are faced with the child's dissability, but also with the problem of maintaining family cohesion, the deterioration of marital relationships can come as a result of all this. Given that it strives to provide quality care for the child, the question we aksis to what are the protective factors that help parents in their effectiveness. Therefore, we will look at parents' optimism and the importance of social support. Also, early intervention proved to be particularly helpful to parents in the form of informal support, such as friends and relatives, but also formally in the form of healthcare workers and social workers