Week 3 - How would you generalize the impact parents

Week 3

In  consideration of our week's focus, how would you generalize the impact  parents/caregivers have on the "normal" development of children? Then,  in consideration of the quotation above (i.e., Family-related and disease-related variables appeared to influence quality of life in children with [neurofibromatosis]), what are your thoughts? Why might the child's quality of life be impacted by familial and disease-based variables? 

Reference

Oostenbrink,  R., Spong, K., de Goede-Bolder, A., Landgraf, J. M., Raat, h., &  Moll, H. A., (2007). Parental reports of health-related quality of life  in young children with neurofibromatosis type 1: Influence of condition  specific determinants. The Journal of Pediatrics, 151(2), 182-186.

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