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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825260503321

Titolo

Different dads : fathers' stories of parenting disabled children / / edited by Jill Harrison, Matthew Henderson and Rob Leonard ; foreword by David Cameron

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Jessica Kingsley, 2007

ISBN

1-281-10530-9

9786611105303

1-84642-621-9

1-4356-0290-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HarrisonJill <1965->

HendersonMatthew <1975->

LeonardRob <1969->

Disciplina

306.8742

Soggetti

Fatherhood

Parents of children with disabilities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Title Page; Contents; FOREWORD BY THE RIGHT HONOURABLE DAVID CAMERON MP; Introduction; John - John has a two-year-old daughter who has arthrogryposis; Phil - Phil is a foster father to a two-year-old boy who has multiple disabilities; Andrew - Andrew has a five-year-old son who has oesophageal atresia; Rob - Rob has a six-year-old son who was infected with cytomegalovirus as a baby; Kash - Kash is a widower, bringing up a six-year-old son who was born prematurely; Simon - Simon has a seven-year-old daughter who has autism

Andrew - Andrew gave up work to care for his eight-year-old son who has Ollier diseaseMatthew - Matthew has a nine-year-old son who has autism; Kevin - Kevin is bringing up his nine-year-old son who has congenital muscular dystrophy; Nigel - Nigel has a ten-year-old son with Peters anomaly; Yuri - Yuri has a ten-year-old son with global developmental delay; Steve - Steve has two stepdaughters, aged eleven and nine, the eldest has learning difficulties and the younges



Sommario/riassunto

'It is a great idea to draw together stories of fathers' experiences in bringing up disabled children. One of the ways parents manage to cope is to know that others have been through the same experiences. Then you learn that it isn't just about coping - there are positive stories to tell.'. - David Cameron MP. Fathers of disabled children can feel overlooked when the focus of much parenting support is aimed at mothers. Different Dads is a collection of inspiring personal testimonies written by fathers of children with a disability who reflect on their own experiences and offer advice to other