Self-Acceptance of Parents with Children Experiencing Speech Delay at Type A Hospital in Central Jakarta

Abstract

Many factors play a crucial role in how self-acceptance and parenting styles can influence a child's development, especially for children with special needs who have speech and language disorders. This research employs a qualitative approach. Through interviews and observations, the author collected data on the topic being discussed. In this study, the researcher involved three informants who are parents of children with speech delays. The first informant is a mother with the initial N, aged thirty-two, who has a child with speech delay identified as C, under six years old, with a history of tracheostomy and laryngomalacia. The second informant is a mother with the initial DS, aged thirty-four, with a daughter identified as F, currently over five years old. The third informant is a mother with the initial D, aged thirty-three, who has a child identified as DN, over five years old, experiencing speech delay due to cerebral palsy. Based on interviews with the three informants, information was obtained regarding the factors influencing the self-acceptance of parents with children who have speech delay at Type A Hospital in Central Jakarta, which are affected by: the absence of environmental barriers; positive social attitudes; the influence of success; self-understanding; realistic expectations; the lack of significant stress; and a broad self-perspective