27Feb 2017

PARENTING STRESS ASSOCIATED WITH DIFFERENTLY ABLED CHILDREN…THAT MAY INFLUENCE SEEKING DENTAL CARE?

  • Post Graduate Student, Paedodontics& Preventive Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal University, Mangalore.
  • Professor & Head, Paedodontics& Preventive Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal University, Mangalore.
  • Professor, Paedodontics& Preventive Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal University, Mangalore.
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Parenting a differently abled child is not an easy task. Such parents experience variety of stress related issues. For this difficult task parents especially mothers’ require every help and possible encouragement. Parents and siblings should experience variety of extreme adjustments to adapt to the presence of a disabled child. Analysis have shown that families which can cope successfully with a differently abled child are able to mobilize their internal and external means of support to tackle efficiently with the special needs of their child. This review article highlights the parenting stress associated with differently abled children which may indirectly influence their approach towards seeking dental care.

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[Faraz Ahmed, Arathi Rao and Suprabha BS. (2017); PARENTING STRESS ASSOCIATED WITH DIFFERENTLY ABLED CHILDREN…THAT MAY INFLUENCE SEEKING DENTAL CARE? Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Feb). 1765-1768] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/3339      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3339

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