Parenting As A Child With Special Needs - 1328 Words

Parenting in Lesbian-Gay (LGBT) or Same-Sex Couple Homes. A review study (American Psychological Association, 2005) showed no evidence that lesbian or gay parents are unfit to parent children nor are the children under their care as parents are disadvantaged psychosocially or economically as compared with heterosexual couples. Nevertheless, this study admitted that data on LGBT parents are limited (American Psychological Association, 2005). The same findings were noted in another study (Telingator Patterson,2008). Parenting during Post-Separation of Couples.Smyth, (2004) discussed the nature of parenting arrangements during the post-separation (whether after divorce or legal separation of couples), as follows. Parenting patterns†¦show more content†¦These families were satisfied with their child’s education but want an increase in different kinds of communication between the home and the school. Parenting in Blended Families. Juby, Le Bourdais Marcil-Gratton (2001) discussed the family situation in step- and blended families, as follows. Stepfamilies are defined, as follows: (1) one parent is not the biological parent of the children of his present spouse; and (2) both parents and the children of one spouse all live in one house. Blended families are defined, as follows: (1) both parents and their respective children from a previous marriage or conjugal relationship live in one residence; and/or (2) both parents have a common child between them, aside from their own respective children from a previous marriage or conjugal relationship. Their study showed these results, as follows. There is a tendency for children to remain with their mother after a divorce or a broken couple relationship. Children have closer contact with their â€Å"maternal half-siblings than† than with their father’s children from a previous marriage or conjugal relationship(Juby, Le B ourdais, Marcil-Gratton, 2001). â€Å"Children born into stepfamilies are at a higher risk of family breakdown than children born into intact families†(Juby, Le Bourdais, Marcil-Gratton, 2001). There is greater conjugal union stability among stepfamily couples having a