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ED466065 - Parenting Post-Secondary Students with Disabilities: Becoming the Mentor, Advocate, and Guide Your Young Adult Needs. Parent Brief

Category
Executive Agency Publications
Collection
Education Reports from ERIC
SuDoc Class Number
ED 1.615:
Date Issued
April 1, 2002
Source Institution
National Center on Secondary Education and Transition, Minneapolis, MN.; PACER Center, Inc., Minneapolis, MN
Sponsoring Agency
Special Education Programs (ED/OSERS), Washington, DC
Publication Type
Guides - Non - Classroom
Subject
Child Advocacy, College Environment, College Students, Disabilities, Higher Education, Mentors, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Influence, Parent Participation, Parent Role, Parenting Skills, Student College Relationship
Abstract
This information brief discusses the parental role in supporting a postsecondary student with a disability. It stresses that parents continue to be important role models and guides for their young adult sons and daughters and that parents may be a key part of the support network students with disabilities need to succeed in the postsecondary environment. The first part of the brief describes the mentoring role parents of young adults with disabilities must play. It urges parents to do all they can to reinforce their faith in their child's ability to manage life at school. The second part of the brief explores parents' role as advocates for their children. Parents of students with disabilities who are concerned about their child's educational program or academic accommodations are told to draw on their experience as special education advocates, but to remember that young adults of legal age are responsible for making their own decisions. The brief closes by urging parents to review resources on parenting developed specifically for parents of children with disabilities. A list of resources for parents is included.