Objective -
Caregiving of a child with special needs can increase the cost of raising the child and parent's stress. These two issues are commonly experienced by a parent who care for their special needs child themselves and the thought of challenges are different based on the disability of the child.
Methodology/Technique -
The challenges of raising a child with disability make it necessary for parents to work harder to to meet the cost of treatment. Meanwhile, levels of stress among those parents are understandably increased.
Finding -
Parents caring for a child with disability need to place greater emphasis on achieving a balance between their work, caring for their child and stress. Further, this paper includes a discussion on the cost of raising a disabled child and the increased levels of stress experienced by these parents.
Novelty -
The findings of this paper contribute to conceptual model on the challenges faced by Malaysian parents in caregiving for a child with special needs.
Type of Paper -
Review
Keywords:
Caregiving Child; Disabilities Child; Parents Stress; Cost of Raising.
JEL Classification:
I10, I14, I19.
URI:
http://gatrenterprise.com/GATRJournals/GJBSSR/vol7.2_2.html
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.35609/gjbssr.2019.7.2(2)
Pages
118 – 124
