The influence of a family member with a disability on the growing up of children in the family

Suvremene obitelji se suočavaju s problemima suvremenog života, a kada je član obitelji osoba s invaliditetom ili dijete s teškoćama, problemi su još izraženiji. Invaliditet predstavlja otežavajuću okolnost i utječe na lošiju kvalitetu života u kojem god obliku je prisutan. Supružnici koji imaju dijete s teškoćama su izloženi velikom stresu i financijskom naprezanju, što djeluje i na njihov međusobni odnos, koji može biti konfliktan i dovesti do rastave braka. Djeca koja odrastaju u takvim obiteljima izložena su stresu i težem odrastanju od svojih vršnjaka, nazivamo ih staklena djeca. Njima bi se trebala pružiti posebna podrška u odrastanju. Da bi se obitelji mogle nositi sa svim izazovima, potrebna im je socijalna podrška najbliže okoline, ali i sustavna institucionalna podrška.Modern families face the problems of modern life, and when a family member is a person with a disability or a child with disabilities, the problems are even more pronounced. Disability is an aggravating circumstance. In whatever form is present, its effects to poorer quality of family life. Spouses who have a child with disabilities are exposed to great stress and financial strain. That also affects their relationship with each other, which can be conflicting and lead to divorce. Children growing up in such families are more exposed to stress and have harder time growing up than their peers. Those children are called glass children. They should be given special support in growing up. Families have to cope with all that challenges and they need social support of close surroundings, but also systematic institutional support