Asian Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities

Parents anticipate the birth of a healthy child, and characteristically, they look forward to their child's future achievement in school, success in a profession, marriage, and the birth of grandchildren. Thus, the birth of a handicapped child can have a devastating effect on parents. Even when parents later discover that their school-aged child is handicapped (e.g., diagnosed as having a learning disability or as being mentally retarded), parents may need to undergo stages of recognition wherein they achieve acceptance of the child and make an appropriate reassessment of their expectations. This paper attempts to review the various works done on the various aspects of parental involvement with the most important family member, that is, such off springs to explore the key areas of concern.