The Differences in Attitudes of Parents of Children with Cerebral Palsy who Take Part in Conductive Education System Depending on the Sex of the Child Cover Image

Zróżnicowanie postaw rodzicielskich ze względu na płeć dziecka u rodziców dzieci z mózgowym porażeniem dziecięcym uczestniczących w Systemie Nauczania Kierowanego
The Differences in Attitudes of Parents of Children with Cerebral Palsy who Take Part in Conductive Education System Depending on the Sex of the Child

Author(s): Dominika Zarosińska, Mirosław Brzeziński
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology, Family and social welfare
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: parent attitudes; cerebral palsy; conductive education system

Summary/Abstract: Cerebral palsy (CP) is defined as „diverse and changing with age motion and posture disorder, coexisting with other symptoms, conditioned by permanent damage to the brain being in the stadium of unfinished development”. Owing to this, making a child more functional should include all spheres of life and this need was met by Andras Petö – the creator of Conductive Education System (CES). The specialists from different fields have an important role in the programme, but the greatest significance is ascribed to the role of parents of a child. Thus, shaping and developing the right relationship between a child and a parent is substantial. It is justified to analyse the attitudes exhibited by the parents of disabled children. What also deserves attention, is the difference beteween the attitudes towards sons and daughters with CP taking part in CES. The researched group is 28 parents of the children with CP who take part in CES in rehabilitation and therapy clinic in Zamość. The Parents Attitude Scale by Mieczysław Plopa has been used for verification of the parents' attitudes. The results of the research show that there are statistical differences between the parents of girls and the parents of boys in the subject of intensification of the excessively demanding attitude. The tendencies for statistically vaild differences have also been noticed, concerning intensification the attitude of acceptance.

  • Issue Year: 64/2017
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 143-158
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish