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Informationen zum Autor Kay Harris Kriegsman, Ph.D., is a practicing psychologist, consultant on disability issues, and author of Taking Charge: Teenagers Talk About Life & Physical Disabilities . Sara Palmer, PhD, is a psychologist and an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She is the coauthor of Spinal Cord Injury: A Guide for Living ; When Your Spouse Has a Stroke: Caring for Your Partner, Yourself, and Your Relationship ; and Just One of the Kids: Raising a Resilient Family When One of Your Children Has a Physical Disability . Klappentext If you have a child with a physical disability! how can you plan your family¿s life in a way that is inclusive for everyone? What can you do to create a family where every member pulls his or her own weight (in appropriate measure)! meets challenges! and has his or her moments in the spotlight along the way? Most parents of a child who has a physical disability want him or her to have fun! be responsible! make friends! and take acceptable risks¿in short! to feel like ¿just one of the kids¿¿and they want to make sure that the needs of the whole family are met! too.Just One of the Kids is designed to help parents focus not on what could have been but instead on what can be! so that they! their children! and the grandparents can thrive as individuals and as a family. The advice from psychologists Kay Harris Kriegsman and Sara Palmer is valuable for any family with children who have a physical disability! whether from disease! disorder! or injury. Their warm and encouraging book is full of family stories! tips! and tools. Parents of children with physical disabilities can help them develop the skills needed to meet life¿s challenges and launch into independence. Parents! building on that foundation and acknowledging each person¿s contributions! interests! and aspirations! create an inclusive and resilient family. The authors show families how to be pragmatic and inclusive when solving problems and setting expectations. The real family stories and personal experiences of the authors, one of whom has such a disability, create an intimate and nonjudgmental tone with a degree of optimism that parents are likely to appreciate. A valuable resource for families looking for encouragement as they try to create an inclusive environment for their child with a physical disability. Library Journal 2013 Zusammenfassung Parents! building on that foundation and acknowledging each person's contributions! interests! and aspirations! create an inclusive and resilient family. ...
