Deborah & list:
Of course, the same assumptions are not made when
upper class families (and some middle class
families) rely on au pairs and nannies to raise
their children, housekeepers to the housework, and
even personal assistants to do everything else,
leaving them with little to do other than kiss the
kids goodnight after a hard day's shopping... this
is considered so normative that the gov't has just
announced tax credits to pay for said help.
BTW, this is one tax credit that will work to the
advantage of people with disabilities who are
parenting, and parents of children with
disabilities...those on list who work directly with
families may want to highlight the fact that it will
provide up to 70% of the cost of a "nanny" (who as
long as he/she meets minimal requirements and
registers with the as-yet-unavailable registration
scheme) might actually undertake quite a bit more
than childcare. Could be an alternative way for
parents with disabilities to pay for specific types
of home help, and for parents with disabled children
to pay for direct work with their kids. I'm sure the
unqualified ABA therapists out there are already
licking their chops...
-- Mitzi
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re:
> In the court work I do I come across the
assumption that for
> parents to
> have to rely on publicly funded support in their
homes is a bad
> thing -
> too expensive and bad for children to boot. This
seems to me to
> link to
> underlying beliefs that children 'belong' to and
are the
> responsibility of
> their parents, that mothers are 'naturally' the
ones who are going
> to be
> spending most time taking care of children, and
that other
> arrangments are
> likely to damage children's development. So this
seems to me pretty
> oppressive to children as well as disabled parents
(and women).
>
> Nevertheless, I am aware that within a legal
context these sorts of
> ideasdon't have much space, thus my request for
some research info.
>
> Thanks again
> Deborah
>
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