Parenting in Cerebral Palsy: Understanding the Perceived Challenges and Needs Faced by Parents of Elementary School Children.

Cerebral palsy (CP) can be considered the most frequent childhood physical disorder. The severity and type of dysfunction depend on the brain injury. Movement and posture are the most affected areas. CP is a lifelong condition, and parenting a child with this disorder brings additional challenges (e.g., dealing with grief) and needs (e.g., information). Identifying and characterizing their challenges and needs are pivotal to enrich the knowledge in this field and help draw more suitable support for parents. Interviews with 11 parents of children with CP attending elementary school were conducted. The discourse was transcribed, and a thematic analysis was performed. Three themes emerged from the data: (i) challenges of parenting a child with CP (e.g., internal challenges), (ii) crucial needs for parents to cope with a child with CP (e.g., information), and (iii) the intersection between challenges and needs of parents of children with CP (e.g., unawareness). Regarding the challenges and needs characterization, lifespan was the most frequent period of child development, and the microsystem was the context of life most reported. The findings may inform the design of educational and remediation interventions to support families of children with CP attending elementary school.

Promote Selective Attention in 4th-Grade Students: Lessons Learned from a School-Based Intervention on Self-Regulation.

Academic success is a complex concept comprising not only good academic performance, but also the development of competencies and the accomplishment made by the ends of learning. Among the motivational and attentional variables likely to influence academic success, extant literature reports the relevance of developing self-regulation and attentional control to foster school success. Still, little is known about how to foster attentional control competencies through training on self-regulated learning strategies. The present study aims are twofold: (i) to assess the efficacy of a program targetted to promote self-regulation strategies on attentional control, specifically in selective attention, and (ii) to explore the role of selective attention on arithmetic performance. Participants were 136 fourth grade students, aged from 8 to 11 years old. Of those, 68 were enrolled in a school-based intervention aimed to promote self-regulation. At the end of the intervention, the experimental group showed higher levels of self-regulation and selective attention that were significantly different when compared to the control group. The SR training has influenced positively participants SA with impact on their arithmetic competencies. The findings of this study can provide relevant insight to better understand these variables and to design better in-class practices.

A pessoa idosa e a busca do sentido. Um olhar de esperança / The elderly person and the search of sense. A look of hope / La persona anciana y la busca por la significación. Una mirada de esperanza

O presente artigo tem por objetivo propor uma reflexão a respeito da importância do sentido de vida para a pessoa idosa. Sabe-se que o fenômeno do envelhecimento ganha visibilidade no mundo todo e aponta para inúmeros desafios, especialmente para cerca dos 30 milhões de idosos no Brasil, conforme estatísticas do IBGE. Nessa fase da vida, reconhecer as potencialidades, para além dos estereótipos sobre o envelhecer, contribui para minimizar os possíveis desafios. Por meio da revisão de literatura sobre as pesquisas no campo do envelhecimento, constata-se que um número significativo desses idosos concentra-se nas perdas e declínios ocorridos nessa etapa. Entretanto, torna-se possível ampliar a compreensão dessa fase da vida, considerando os conceitos da Logoterapia. De acordo com Viktor Frankl, o ser humano, dotado de sua dimensão noética, impulsionado pela busca de sentido na vida, caminha na busca dos valores de criação, vivência e atitude. Como buscador do sentido, a pessoa do idoso torna-se capaz de encontrar, em sua caminhada existencial, um para quê viver que a possibilite prosseguir extraindo sentido nas situações adversas da vida. Poder debruçar sobre as conquistas realizadas no caminho, os desafios enfrentados e as experiências reconhecidas como valorosas podem contribuir para que a etapa do envelhecimento seja plena de sentido. Os valores podem continuar como caminhos que apontam para o sentido, e tal possibilidade não se deve desperdiçar na estrada da vida. Com esperança e sabedoria acumulada, o idoso é capaz de responder ao que vida chama de modo comprometido e com sentido.

The purpose of this article is to propose a reflection on the importance of the meaning of life for the elderly person. It is known that the phenomenon of aging gains visibility worldwide and points to numerous challenges, especially for some 30 million elderly people in Brazil, according to IBGE statistics. At this stage of life recognizing the potential, beyond stereotypes about aging contributes to minimizing the possible challenges. Through the review of the literature on research in the field of aging it is observed that a significant number of these elderly people are concentrated in the losses and declines that occurred in this stage. However, it becomes possible to broaden the understanding of this phase of life by considering the concepts of Logotherapy. According to Viktor Frankl, the man, endowed with his noetic dimension, driven by the search for meaning in life, walks in search of the values of creation, experience and attitude. As a sense-seeker, the elderly person becomes capable of finding, in his existential walk one for which to live, which enables him to continue drawing meaning in the adverse situations of life. Being able to focus on achievements along the way, the challenges faced, and the experiences recognized as valuable, can help make the stage of aging meaningful. Values can continue as paths that point to meaning, and such a possibility should not be wasted on the road of life. With hope and accumulated wisdom, the elderly person is able to respond to what life calls in a committed and meaningful way.

El presente artículo tiene por la finalidad proponer una reflexión a respecto de la importancia del significado de la vida para la persona de edad. Conociendo que o fenómeno de lo envejecimiento tiene ganado visibilidad por todo el mundo e indica desmedidos desafíos principalmente por 30 millones de ancianos en Brasil, de acuerdo o censo del IBGE. En ese momento de la vida, reconocer sus potencialidades además de los estereotipos a cerca de envejecer, contribuye reduciendo los posibles desafíos. A través de la revisión literaria sobre los estudios en lo ámbito del envejecimiento, se ha observado que muchos de estos ancianos se concentran en las perjuicios y descenso que se pasan en ese momento de la vida. Entretanto, se e posible amplia la comprensión en esta fase de la vida, teniendo en consideración los conceptos de la Logoterapia. De acuerdo a Viktor Frankl, el hombre, dotado de su magnitud noética e impulsado por la busca por lo sentido de vida, busca los importes de su creación, vivencia y actitud. Para encontrarse como protagonista de su busca por sentido, durante su caminada existencial tornarse capacitado de ir en encuentro con el designio de lo vivir haciendo posible siguieren extrayendo sentido de las dificultades. Al mirar sus conquistas realizadas, los desafíos enfrentados y sus vivencias quedaren reconocidas pueden aportar a un envejecimiento pleno sentido. Los valores pueden quedarse en caminos apuntados a lo sentido y teniendo la posibilidad no se debe desperdiciar por la ruta de vida. Con esperanza y sabiduría acumuladas, el anciano puede responder de modo comprometido y con sentido a él vivir.