Key Lessons
from Research
an overview of the literature
There is no clear
link between parental competence and intelligence
practice
implications
It is important
to distinguish the effects of people's living conditions from
the effects of their learning difficulties on their competence
as parents
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People with learning
difficulties are more likely to experience parenting under tough
conditions and are also more vulnerable to these pressures
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implications
There is no agreed
standard for defining what constitutes adequate parenting
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The problems
of many parents stem more from their own upbringing than from
their learning difficulties
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The parenting
skills of parents with learning difficulties can be improved
by training
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Adequate social
supports protect against parenting breakdown
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 'Parenting with
learning difficulties: lessons for practitioners', British
Journal of Social Work, 23, 1993,459-480.
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