A deaf child in the family : a preliminary study of the social-emotional impact of deafness on parenting and family life in Cape Town
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2003
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This study documents hearing parents' experiences of the impact of deafness on raising their deaf children during the preschool years. It focuses on their experience of health services for their child. The study population of 20 children was drawn from parents with children under 6 years of age diagnosed with moderate to profound loss of hearing at the Developmental Ciinic, Red Cross Chiidren’s Hospital, Rondebosch; Cape Town. Data was collected from 2 sources, namely a semi-structured interview, which was analysed for themes, and a questionnaire, which measures parental stress, communication difficuities, and experience of professional support.
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Kleintjes, S. 2003. A deaf child in the family : a preliminary study of the social-emotional impact of deafness on parenting and family life in Cape Town. University of Cape Town.