Specific features of psychological and pedagogical advisory support for parents of the children with special educational needs in inclusive educational space

The article describes significant trends of school and family cooperation in inclusive education. Its success depends on qualitative psychological and pedagogical advisory support services for parents of the children with developmental disorders. It has been found that in the families, who bring up children with developmental disorders, there are specific mutual relations. It highlights the specific features of parents’ perceiving of their urgent inner family situation that touches every family relation structures: emotional, cognitive and behavioral. The mental tension and emotional discomfort are identified to appear clearly in the sphere of emotional reaction of parents of the children with developmental disorders. The cognitive sphere is for perceiving of their family situation as a troubled. Behavioral sphere is characterized by active search for inner and outside psychological and pedagogical advisory support. The types of incorrect family upbringing caused by parents’ deprecation of the fact they have children with developmental disorders (deprecation; hyper care; anxious and distrustful upbringing; non-interference) and its consequences are distinguished. We established that while providing psychological and pedagogical advisory support for parents of the children with developmental disorders it is impossible to be limited by urgent needs and enquiries. It is proved by the fact that every set consulting task is to be comprehended in advance and work on the changes of the present and future. Taking into account the efforts of the scholars to describe the issue, we may distinguish the proof of optimal conditions to provide qualitative psychological and pedagogical advisory support services for parents of the children with special educational needs in inclusive educational space may be perceived as a perspective of the further scientific search.

Nutrition of children in orphanages in the Moldavian SSR (1944–1947)

In this article, we elucidate the problem of providing food products to orphanages in the Moldavian SSR in the years 1944–1947. The research found that the expansion of the orphanage network in the MSSR in the post-war years was due to the social policy of reducing the number of wandering and orphaned children suffering from hunger. The number of orphanages increased during the famine, and gradually decreased after its overcoming. The controls carried out by the authorities in the field of education and healthcare found serious gaps in the process of providing food to orphanages, irregularities in the management of products and even abuse of staff towards children. These realities aggravated the situation of children in orphanages, who were affected by the difficult family situation, famine and precarious conditions in institutions. Survivors’ testimonies show that most of the orphans who were taken to orphanages were rescued from starvation, and in some cases, when taken by relatives for maintenance, they died. The archive documents, but also the testimonies of the survivors show that the difficult situation of the children in the post-war years, the starvation, the vagrancy, the increase in the number of orphaned children, etc. were a consequence of the totalitarian politics and the irresponsibility of the local authorities.

Pandemic-Related Stress Symptoms Among Norwegian Parents of Adolescents in Grades 6 to 8

We investigated pandemic-related stress symptoms during the first COVID-19 lockdown period in spring 2020 among parents of adolescents that were 11 to 13 years old in the study period. We also investigated whether parental stress symptoms were associated with family situation and family activities during lockdown. Altogether 147 couples reported about their own trauma-related stress symptoms following the outbreak of the pandemic. Among the respondents, 9.5% of the mothers and 10.2% of the fathers had scores over cutoff on the screener (IES-6) measuring stress symptoms, a non-significant gender difference. Scores on the screener were not associated with family contamination or lockdown consequences. Family activities during lockdown did not impact the pandemic stress symptom levels. Whereas, the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic pose a stressor to most people, it is unlikely to be a criterion A event for other than directly affected families.

The Challenge of Return to Work after Breast Cancer: The Role of Family Situation, CANTO Cohort

Return to work (RTW) after breast cancer is associated with improved quality of life. The link between household characteristics and RTW remains largely unknown. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of the family situation on women’s RTW two years after breast cancer. We used data of a French prospective cohort of women diagnosed with stage I-III, primary breast cancer (CANTO, NCT01993498). Among women employed at diagnosis and under 57 years old, we assessed the association between household characteristics (living with a partner, marital status, number and age of economically dependent children, support by the partner) and RTW. Logistic regression models were adjusted for age, household income, stage, comorbidities, treatments and their side effects. Analyzes stratified by age and household income were performed to assess the association between household characteristics and RTW in specific subgroups. Among the 3004 patients included, women living with a partner returned less to work (OR = 0.63 [0.47–0.86]) and decreased their working time after RTW. Among the 2305 women living with a partner, being married was associated with decreased RTW among women aged over 50 (OR = 0.57 [0.34–0.95]). Having three or more children (vs. none) was associated with lower RTW among women with low household income (OR = 0.28 [0.10–0.80]). Household characteristics should be considered in addition to clinical information to identify vulnerable women, reduce the social consequence of cancer and improve their quality of life.

Philo of Alexandria on the Obligations of Wealth

The views of Philo of Alexandria on wealth have been a source of controversy between those who argue that Philo was at times critical of wealth and those who contend that these criticisms were not of wealth but of the dangers posed by wealth. This article evaluates Philo’s position first by examining the evidence for his own wealth and then by considering two sets of texts from the Exposition of the Law: one set that interprets the biblical prohibitions against interest on loans (Spec. 2.74-78; Virt. 82-87) and another that evaluates the use of wealth (Spec. 2.16-23). The former set of texts are evaluated against the realia of Jewish loan practices in Egypt, while the second set is evaluated against Philo’s own family situation. The conclusion is that Philo was not critical of wealth per se, but of the misuse of wealth and the neglect of the poor.

Family is the main institution of personality education

The article discusses one of the most important functions of the Kazakh family – education. Family education is defined as a kind of stable social institution, which is the closeness of people, kinship, life together, which contributes to the formation and development of relations between family members. These relationships also have the advantages of family education and cannot be replaced by any other type of parenting. Family upbringing is a system of upbringing and education, provided under the influence of parents and other relatives in a real family situation. The personal example of parents and adults plays a special role in fostering good behavior in a child. Family education is a dynamically developing branch of pedagogical science, an integral part and subject of individual education. Family education – describes the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities on the general and methodological foundations of family education in the system of spiritual, moral and social values, the content and methods of family education, ways of effectively organizing family education, raising and improving children, as well as improving quality.

Geschlechterungleichheiten im Arbeitsleben und subjektiven Wohlbefinden von Erwerbstätigen während der COVID-19-Pandemie

Wie hat sich die COVID-19 Pandemie auf geschlechtsspezifische Ungleichheiten im Arbeitsleben und dem subjektiven Wohlbefinden Erwerbstätiger ausgewirkt? Zur Beantwortung dieser Frage analysiert dieser Beitrag drei Wellen einer nicht zufallsbasierten Onlinestichprobe für den Zeitraum Mitte März bis Anfang August 2020 und umfassen damit den Zeitraum des ersten Lockdowns. Die Ergebnisse unserer multivariaten Analysen zeigen: Frauen, Eltern und insbesondere Mütter waren überdurchschnittlich von Arbeitszeitreduzierungen betroffen. Bei der Wahrscheinlichkeit im Homeoffice zu arbeiten gab es nur geringfügige Unterschiede nach Geschlecht und Familiensituation. Die Zufriedenheit mit der Arbeit, dem Familienleben und dem Leben insgesamt ging bei Frauen, Eltern und insbesondere Müttern überproportional stark zurück. Die beobachteten Unterschiede verringern sich gegen Ende des Lockdowns wieder, jedoch unterschiedlich stark für die einzelnen Ergebnisdimensionen. Abstract: Gender Inequalities in Employment and Subjective-Wellbeing among the Employed during the COVID-19 Pandemic How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected gender inequalities in employment and the subjective well-being of the employed? To answer this question, we analyze three waves of a non-randomized online-survey from mid-March to the beginning of August 2020. The results of our multivariate analyses show: Women, parents, and especially mothers were disproportionately affected by working-time reductions. The likelihood of working from home differed only marginally by gender and family situation. Declines in satisfaction with work, family life and life in general were stronger among women, parents, and especially mothers. The observed differences decreased towards the end of the lockdown-phase, though to different extends for different outcomes.

Digital Stories of Youth Who Injure Their Own Bodies and Challenges in Today’s Society

The responsibility and solution for bodily self-harm has been tied to the individual, while society andthe social context have remained exempt from accountability. This article portrays the challenges thatyouth who injure their own bodies experience in today’s society. Society has changed, and along withsuch changes come certain implications for today’s youth. Changes in the family situation for youthwho harm their own bodies lead to loneliness and a reduction in social capital. Bodily self-harmers areinfluenced by societal discourses on what is expected of youth today, and such discourses areinternalized. Injury of one’s own body is considered a deviant act and, thus, self-harmers feel they donot fit in today’s society. They experience increased pressure in relation to both education and physicalappearance. This analysis is based on the digital stories of seven youths who injure or have injuredtheir own bodies.

Introduction

The first chapter is of introductory character. I set the aims of my analysis which is based on the in-depth interviews about the reconciliation of parenthood and paid work. The book resolves around the narratives of 53 parents of children aged 0–8 years living in Poland. The interviewed parents differ in terms of social and economic backgrounds, family situation (coupled and single parents, divorced parents, reconstituted families) and place of living (countryside, small, medium and large cities). I describe the research sample and methodological choices I made during my fieldwork. These introductory remarks lead to a summary of the main themes of the book: parenting in the context of the organisation of paid work, care work and domestic work, gender and economic inequalities, as well as the role of the welfare state. This chapter ends by looking ahead through summaries of each of the following five chapters.

Sickness absence, disability pension and economic situation after a spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage among people of working age: a Swedish longitudinal nationwide cohort study

ObjectivesThe aim was to describe the course of sickness absence (SA), disability pension (DP) and work-related economic situation defined as earnings (EA) and disposable income (DI), after spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). Associations of SA, DP, EA and DI with demographic factors were also studied.DesignA longitudinal cohort study of all 1932 people in Sweden who in January 2005 to December 2010 had a first time SAH when aged 17 to 64 years and survived during the 3-year follow-up. Microdata from four nationwide administrative registers were used.Main outcome measuresPrimary outcome was the presence of SA and DP and how this changed during the study period of 5 years (the year before, the year of SAH and the following 3 years). The secondary outcome was the development of the income variables EA and DI. Demographic factors analysed were sex, age, source of bleeding, country of birth, family situation, educational level and type of living area.ResultsThe year before the SAH, 7.9% of women and 4.6% of men had some SA registered (p<0.004). A model consisting of female sex, higher education and living single predicted having SA that year. At the end of the follow-up, 39.2% of women and 28.3% of men had SA and/or DP (p<0.0001). A model consisting of female sex, living in a village/ rural area and having a defined bleeding source for the SAH was predicting having SA and/or DP at end of follow-up. The levels of EA decreased, while DI increased during follow-up and were at the end of follow-up associated with age, sex, type of living area, country of birth, educational level and family situation. The women’s EA was lower than the men’s during all years.ConclusionsSAH influenced future SA, DP, as well as EA. Both SA, DP and the economic variables studied were predicted by models including sex.