Keys to Parenting a Child With Cerebral Palsy (Barron's Parenting Keys)

By Jane Faulkner Leonard, Sherri L. Cadenhead, Margaret E. Myers

The everyday experience of raising a child with cerebral palsy is spelled out here with advice on helping the child become as independent as possible, providing education and occupational training, and making provisions for the child's social, emotional, and financial future.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764100912
• ISBN13: 9780764100918
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Inc
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.5" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

You'll like it

As the disabilities host on Bellaonline, I recommend this book. This book covers Cerebral Palsy, and what it is like to have a child with cerebral palsy. It talks about the family dynamics, how to encourage your child to be independent, how to handle friends, and how to discuss the disability. I'd recommend this book to both parents and educators.

An Excellent Resource for Newly Diagnosed "Families"

As a mom of a 16 month old with moderate CP, I found this book to be a great starting place. It will not overwhelm you with all the "bad stuff" but introduces you to what life may be like with a CP child.It also discusses how having a special needs child will mesh within the family, including dealing with extended family, siblings and future siblings (this was the only book I read that discussed this issue), schooling, etc.