Parents raising children with special needs are in for a tough yet fulfilled battle. It's never easy to raise a child with special needs as it requires patience and determination, yet it is something that parents cherished.
As the years progressed, parents that are raising children with special needs continually increase. A statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report stating that 15 percent of families in the United States have a chronically ill child.
Muscatine Journal mentioned that raising a child with special needs is something that most families would struggle with as it requires extra time and effort. Lori Hayungs who is a human sciences specialist in family life noted that parents are also facing challenges in raising children with special needs as they too are bound to feel the same pressure as their child's face.
On one of Lori Hayungs blog, it was mentioned that children with special needs may struggle with their surroundings, but it was mentioned that parents of children with special needs are tied with the same struggle as well.
"Caring for a child with special needs can require additional time, which can mean you have less time for your other children, your spouse or aging parents, who also need your attention," Hayungs stated on the blog.
Hyung even added that parents who tend for kids with special needs may be faced with criticism with how they'd raise their children. Parents are also caught in a struggle as they may fell isolation from other parents and wary judgmental stares from passers-by when their child would throw tantrums in public.
The Science of Parenting noted that children with special needs need all the care that they could get. In was mentioned that one of the best ways to enhance their learning is to limit their distractions which can potentially increase their focus.
