Laying Community Foundations for Your Child with a Disability: How to Establish Relationships That Will Support Your Child After You're Gone

by Linda J. Stengle

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This practical guide shows families of children with developmental disabilities how to establish a network of non-paid people that can provide lasting relationships for their son or daughter. Parents discover, step-by-step, how to navigate the human side of estate planning. And, they find out how important it is to begin this process as early as possible in the life of their child. With the help of checklists and charts, parents learn how to assess their child's needs, interests and existing relationships.… (more)

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This practical guide shows families of children with developmental disabilities how to establish a network of non-paid people that can provide lasting relationships for their son or daughter. Parents discover, step-by-step, how to navigate the human side of estate planning. And, they find out how important it is to begin this process as early as possible in the life of their child. With the help of checklists and charts, parents learn how to assess their child's needs, interests and existing relationships.

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If you're the parent of a child with a disability, this book is of critical importance to you. Laying Community Foundations emphasizes the need to begin now to build a caring community of people who will provide emotional support and guidance for your child after your death.
Chapters discuss: how to assess your child's needs; how to foster long-term relationships for your child; where to look for relationships; how to ask people for a commitment; and independent living arrangements.

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