Specialized Parenting Research Paper
Specialized Parenting
What Makes Us Extra Special
When I talk about anything concerning my children there are two words that come up more often than others; extra and special. Raising a child with special needs requires extra care. For example, one might have to keep an extra close eye on their baby’s breathing while they sleep. Others might also have to do some extra things to care for their children, like buying specialty weighted blankets that help calm them down. This is an amazing transformation from average to extra special. Being a parent of special needs child requires extra time, attention, and patience.
A lot of us spend countless hours bonding with our newborns through an incubator or wearing surgical gowns and …show more content…
I’ve been kicked in the jaw in the middle of Kroger a time or two, but a parent can’t discipline a special child with negativity and expect to get anything but a negative response from them. In fact, “Many studies have shown that physical punishment — including spanking, hitting and other means of causing pain — can lead to increased aggression, antisocial behavior, physical injury and mental health problems for children”. (Smith , 2012) Instead, they must remain calm and repeatedly insist on what behavior they do want from them. One must hold firm to what they ask of them without giving in to the tantrum. They must be patient and realize that just like with learning to walk or talk, it might take that child many years before he/she will understand and be able to comply. The worst part is learning to ignore the evil stares these parents will undoubtedly receive from onlookers, but they must stay focused on only that …show more content…
They wonder if he’s being stared at, if she’s being pointed and laughed at, or if someone could be hurting this child. It’s terrifying to think that for once, you can’t be right there to protect them. They wonder how good their teachers are and if they’re really working hard with that child to learn what he/she needs to learn. They spend extra time checking in on his class, attending her individualized education plan meetings, parent/teacher conferences and meetings, doing the same homework pages repeatedly until they know they really tried; the list never ends. They will devote all of you energy to making sure they know what’s happening and they are involved with what is happening with their child’s education and entire school
What Makes Us Extra Special
When I talk about anything concerning my children there are two words that come up more often than others; extra and special. Raising a child with special needs requires extra care. For example, one might have to keep an extra close eye on their baby’s breathing while they sleep. Others might also have to do some extra things to care for their children, like buying specialty weighted blankets that help calm them down. This is an amazing transformation from average to extra special. Being a parent of special needs child requires extra time, attention, and patience.
A lot of us spend countless hours bonding with our newborns through an incubator or wearing surgical gowns and …show more content…
I’ve been kicked in the jaw in the middle of Kroger a time or two, but a parent can’t discipline a special child with negativity and expect to get anything but a negative response from them. In fact, “Many studies have shown that physical punishment — including spanking, hitting and other means of causing pain — can lead to increased aggression, antisocial behavior, physical injury and mental health problems for children”. (Smith , 2012) Instead, they must remain calm and repeatedly insist on what behavior they do want from them. One must hold firm to what they ask of them without giving in to the tantrum. They must be patient and realize that just like with learning to walk or talk, it might take that child many years before he/she will understand and be able to comply. The worst part is learning to ignore the evil stares these parents will undoubtedly receive from onlookers, but they must stay focused on only that …show more content…
They wonder if he’s being stared at, if she’s being pointed and laughed at, or if someone could be hurting this child. It’s terrifying to think that for once, you can’t be right there to protect them. They wonder how good their teachers are and if they’re really working hard with that child to learn what he/she needs to learn. They spend extra time checking in on his class, attending her individualized education plan meetings, parent/teacher conferences and meetings, doing the same homework pages repeatedly until they know they really tried; the list never ends. They will devote all of you energy to making sure they know what’s happening and they are involved with what is happening with their child’s education and entire school