Daily routine and suspport necessities: a story of relatives of children targeted by special education from zero to two years old

Abstract

Considering that the Children targeted by special education’s first years of life unveil, in their parents, several new experiences and care needs, the aim of this research was to identify the daily routine and the needs of families that have special education children from zero to two years old and relate these variables. The sample was composed by 23 mothers and a father of a child targeted by special education. To fill the objectives, the participants answered, by an interview,the “Inventory of the family environment resources (FER)” and the “Questionnaire about the needs of families (QNF)”. Descritive analysis and the Pearson’s correlation test were done. The results shown that the children received estimulation at home, but the parents shown lack of information and support, and financial problems. That shows the importance of these factors, because they make possible for the family to comprehend and accept the child’s deficiency, in addition to help in the family’s organization and problem solving. It is also possibe that considering the children’s age, their parents are still in a adaptation phase, or looking for information and services that can help in their children’s development. Therefore, studies with larger samples with different ages are suggested for the generalization of the data that can base future interventions with the families.