Growing Up with Parents Who Have Learning Difficulties

Growing up with Parents who have Learning Difficulties uses a lifestoryapproach to present new evidence about how children from such families managethe transiti... » 

Growing up with Parents who have Learning Difficulties uses a lifestoryapproach to present new evidence about how children from such families managethe transition to adulthood and about the longerterm outcomes of such anupbringing. It offers a view of parental competence as a social attributerather than an individual skill assessing the implications for institutionalpolicies and practices. The authors address the notion of children having toparent their disabled parents and argue for a shift in emphasis from protectingchildren to supporting families.This innovative book provides a fresh approach to a subject rife with prejudiceand challenges us to think again about many takenforgranted ideas about theprocess of parenting and the needs of children. It also demonstrates the powerof narrative research and its capacity for bringing alive peoples experiencein a way that enables us to better understand their lives. «