Building stronger families - parent occupations in early childhood intervention services

What is it about?

This viewpoint highlights that the occupations of parents of children with disability are neglected and this impacts on their family quality of life. Professionals working in early childhood intervention services need to consider re- engagement of parents in their previous meaningful occupations in order to improve their individual and family quality of life.

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Why is it important?

Working with parents/caregivers towards improving their quality of life is important. Re-engagement in previous meaningful occupations is important for the emotional and financial well being of parents/ caregivers. Loss of income due to increased burden of care and increased financial needs associated with having a child with disability adds to the financial burden of families and societies in the long term. It is important to work closely with families to help them re engage in previous occupations to have a positive impact on their quality of life.