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 Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 5:58 pm
This is something I've been wondering for some time.
I'm sure most of you have seen the movie "I am Sam," about the mentally handicapped father who had his daughter taken away from him because he wasn't believed to be a capable parent.
In real life, do you think it would generally be in the best interest of the child to be raised by someone other than their parent if, say, the single parent was handicapped?
This wouldn't be the case if only one parent was mentally handicapped, because the child would have at least one parent figure who could "raise them normally," by society's standards. But I'm wondering:
In your opinion, would it really be better for the child to be raised by someone who isn't mentally handicapped, or is it more important that they by raised by their biological parent? Why?
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 7:02 pm
It depends really. Some individuals with Mild or perhaps even Moderate Mental Retardation could raise children. Some parents of children with MR have low IQ and therefore don't get some stuff but they still raise their children well. Other parents come from low income families but still take care of their MR children well enough. It honestly just depends on the indivdual in question who has MR and children.
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Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 12:32 pm
It really depends for me. It is more important, I think, for the child to be raised by someone they will be safe with. If the parent, though technically retarded, hasn't shown any symptoms of being violent or anything else that would otherwise imply that some harm may come to the child, then I don't see what would be wrong with letting him/her raise the child. But if it's a sort of mental illness where the parent is unable to control him/her self physically, and regularly exhibits violent behavior, it's probably not best to let them raise a child.
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Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 2:47 pm
depends on the handicap and to what extent the handicap inhibits parental ability. it should be a case by case basis.
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Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 7:07 pm
namida_no_chi It really depends for me. It is more important, I think, for the child to be raised by someone they will be safe with. If the parent, though technically retarded, hasn't shown any symptoms of being violent or anything else that would otherwise imply that some harm may come to the child, then I don't see what would be wrong with letting him/her raise the child. But if it's a sort of mental illness where the parent is unable to control him/her self physically, and regularly exhibits violent behavior, it's probably not best to let them raise a child. Yeah, that's my take on it as well. I don't think any parent, mentally handicapped or not, should keep a child if they're abusive. Love counts more than people give it credit for, I think.
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Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 10:29 pm
as long as you are a high functioning form of mental retardation and are able to care for a child i don't see the problem as long as you seek help from social services. I honestly don't think that the mentally handicapped should take on raising a child single handedly because it would be way too hard for them. even if they could function highly the stress of watching and raising a child on your own is often too much for "normal" parents.
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