The master's thesis discusses the subjective perception of problems by parents of children with disabilities. The aim was to determine whether the birth of a child with a disability changes the lives of all family members. We first touched on the topic of family. We continued with the topic of children with disabilities, also describing the placement of such children. The next topic was devoted to the parents of children with disabilities and was divided into the following subtopics: the relationship between the parents of the child with a disability; the psychophysical condition of the parents of the child with a disability; the parents' attitude towards the child with a disability; and the siblings' attitude towards the child with a disability. Next, we discussed the social network, touching on the cooperation between parents and the professional staff. This is followed by a description of the forms of cooperation between parents and the professional staff. The theoretical section of the thesis concludes with the role of the counselling service. After that, the qualitative research is presented, for which seven interviews were conducted. By means of a semi-structured interview and general topics, we inquired about the child's disability and how the parents had learnt of it. We were interested in how the parents' lives had changed after the birth of a child with a disability. We inquired about the social network of parents of children with disabilities. Then, we examined the experiences of parents of children with disabilities with institutions and their occupations. We touched on the topic of additional services, trying to determine whether parents make use of additional services for their children. We were also interested in the parents' satisfaction with the legislation in force governing the field of children with disabilities. We have come to the conclusion that all parents' lives changed after the birth of a child with a disability.
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