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Ott  \nAbstract  \nThis research review provides a synthesis of articles that analyse the impact of the educational system on families with special needs children and the potential ways that these families can be empowered and equipped. The articles selected focus on research participants and schools found in North America and Great Britain, in order to give the research consumer a corresponding picture of the impact of stress on Canadian families with special needs children. The assessment of the research articles illustrates that the educational system does create high levels of stress for families with special needs children. However, teachers can use empathy, compassion, and mutual understanding to help empower families with special needs children. There are also practical tools, such as instructing parents in teaching skills to assist their children, which can be used to equip these families and help them to reduce their stress levels exacerbated by the educational system. Further study should be done to look at changing teacher attitudes toward special needs students, and at learning more about how the stress ofa special needs child specifically affects fathers and other male caregivers, non-special needs siblings, and non-middle class families.  \nBackground and Research Process  \nThe Office of the Auditor General – Manitoba (2012) reported that between the 2000-2001 and 2009-2010 school years, special needs enrolment in Manitoba increased by 86%, going up from 3,850 students to 7,156 students (p. 249) . Special needs students are growing in numbers in Manitoba schools, and various organizations and individuals are attempting to discover the most effective ways to address the educational needs of these students (VanWalleghem & Lutfiyya, 2013) . However, schools must also not forget the family as a whole unit and the potential influences that a special needs child can have on parents and siblings. Schools need to identify and acknowledge that stress caused by special needs children’s educational needs and experiences affects the entire family unit. As well, educators need to figure out the best ways to support these parents and their children in order to minimize the effects of stress, empower the family unit, and equip them to succeed in the educational system and in their overall daily lives.  \nAll parents have desires and aspirations for their youngsters’ lives, but parents with special needs children have a harder time meeting these goals (Hanvey, 2002; Janus, Kopechanski, Cameron, & Hughes, 2007; Morinaka, 2012; Reio & Fornes, 2011) . Parents take on many responsibilities with raising a special needs child, such as caring for the child’s physical requirements because of disability, helping the special needs child to create and maintain relationships, and creating a place in the community for the special needs child to belong (Hanvey, 2002) . Special needs families often experience higher levels of stress than nondisabled families (Gottfried & McGene, 2013) . These higher stress levels are created by various factors that influence a special needs family. Special needs families are often in a lower income bracket due to the need for one parent to become the primary caregiver of the special needs child (Hanvey, 2002; Moriwaka, 2012) . When that aspect is compounded with the high financial necessities for a special needs child, the situation can create even greater stress for the family  \nunit (Hanvey, 2002) . Families with special needs children also experience higher levels of breakdown in the family unit, resulting in divorce and single parenting (Daire, Dominguez, Carlson & Case-Pease, 2014; Hanvey, 2014) . These various factors intensify anxiety levels, creating a situation in which high numbers of parents with special needs children report being discouraged, stressed out, and exhausted (Gottfried & McGene, 2013; Hanvey, 2002","cbCaieStS3ykAZR7","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieStS3ykAZR7","pdf",240934,"English","# Background and Research Process\n## Stress impacts on families\n## Key definitions and research scope\n## Support strategies and empowerment\n## Directions for further study","[{\"question\":\"What does the literature review focus on regarding special needs families?\",\"answer\":\"It focuses on how the educational system impacts stress for families with special needs children and on potential ways to empower and equip those families to cope.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the review conclude about stress created by the educational system?\",\"answer\":\"The assessment shows the educational system creates high levels of stress for families with special needs children, affecting the family unit and related health and well-being.\"},{\"question\":\"How can teachers help reduce stress for these families?\",\"answer\":\"Teachers can use empathy, compassion, and mutual understanding to empower families, and practical tools such as instructing parents in teaching skills can help reduce stress exacerbated by schooling.\"}]","Families with Special Needs Children and Stress - Research Review | PDF",1792082245]