TITLE:
Challenges Faced by Nigerian Parents with Disabled Children in Caring for Them
AUTHORS:
Jovita Ada Daniel, Emmanuel Chiedozie Okefienam, Tochukwu Nze Ugorji, Patrick Ugochukwu Agbasi, Darlington Chima Onyido, Immaculeta Onyinye Odoh, Sodiq Omobolaji Fakorede, Sydney Mmaduabuchi Egbujo
KEYWORDS:
Disability, Parenting, Challenges, Children Disabilities
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.9 No.10,
October
22,
2021
ABSTRACT: Disabilities in children pose a lot of challenges, fear and worries for
the parents and careers of the disabled children. This study tried to find out
those challenges faced by parents of disabled children while caring for them.
Questionnaires designed to gather the needed information, were distributed to parents
of children with disabilities who bring their children for treatment at a
Federal government hospital in the eastern part of Nigeria. Same questionnaire
was also filled online by parents with disabled children on a Facebook platform
that goes by the name “Super Parent”. Our study revealed that parenting disabled children can be very
stressful as there are lots of challenges faced by parents of disabled ranging
from emotional and financial stress, lack of supports, discrimination, loss of
social life and others which result in psychological problems, depression, physical exhaustion and reduced quality of life.