ringing in educational materials into the classroom.
IV. Research indicates that parents need to have the coping ability and resources to deal with the challenge of raising children with Down's syndrome.
Parents of children with special needs tend to feel more depressed than parents of typical children.
With adequate coping skills and resources, parents of children with special needs such as Down's syndrome will be able to deal with the stressors associated with the task.
This paper reviewed ten research articles concerning the topic of individuals with special needs, specifically Down's syndrome and their parents' efforts to deal with the task of raising them. These articles were categorized into three different groups. The first four articles were research studies that highlighted the cognitive and physical deficits of individuals with Down's syndrome, as compared to individuals with no disabilities. Apart from identifying their differences, these studies also indicated that considerable variations also existed among individuals with Down's syndrome. In the latter half of the paper, the parents' impact on the development of their children with Down's syndrome was explored. The extent of the knowledge of the parents about Down's syndrome was demonstrated to be important in ensuring that the children receive the appropriate educational interventions. Moreover, the abilities of the parents to cope with the responsibility of raising children with Down's children were considered. The studies indicated that parents and families that were most equipped with the coping strategies and the resources were best able to handle the stressors associating with raising children with Down's syndrome. In conclusion, these studies showed that children with Down's syndrome and their families experience tremendous difficulties, which can be alleviated by the appropriate interventions.
Although the task of parenting is challenging fo...