Perceptions of middle-class mothers of their children with special needs participating in motor and sport programs.

Int J Rehabil Res

Research and Evaluation, Beit Issie Shapiro, Ra'anana, Israel.

Published: December 2009

AI Article Synopsis

  • The research focused on middle-class mothers' motivations for enrolling their 6.9-year-old children in adapted motor and sports programs, examining their perceptions before and after participation.
  • The study involved 51 mothers evaluating their children's development across various domains, linking issues like ADHD and motor difficulties to specific developmental needs.
  • Results indicated that mothers recognized their children's unique challenges, prioritizing areas such as physical functioning and communication skills, highlighting the complexity of their perceptions regarding their children's participation in these programs.

Article Abstract

This exploratory research studied middle-class mother's primary reason for registering their young children, mean age 6.9 years, in adapted motor and sports programs and their perceptions of their children upon entering the program and upon completion. Analyses also examined the possible relationship between mothers' age, education or children's age with their perceived favorable changes in the children's development. Fifty-one mothers participated in the study. The mothers completed a survey examining their perceptions of their children's developmental function along seven domains: understanding direction, communication, general physical functioning, fine motor skills, activities of daily living, vigilance and attention, and social behavior. The children were categorized by primary reason of referral to three categories: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, motor difficulties, and social/behavioral difficulties. Findings suggest that middle-class mothers showed awareness and understanding of their children's needs by identifying the general physical function as the desirable domain to be addressed by the motor group, vigilance and attention as associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and understanding directions and communication as the desirable domain by the social/behavioral group. The findings are discussed in terms of the complexity of mother's perception of their children participating in sports and motor programs as relating to the different domains as well as to their perceived needs of their children.

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