Research Platform
Issue Date: July 2018
Published Online: November 01, 2018
Updated: April 30, 2020
Strategies Used by Parents to Support Outdoor Play for Children With Disabilities: An Ecocultural Perspective
Julia Sterman, MS, OTR
Author Affiliations
  • Australian Catholic University
Article Information
Pediatric Evaluation and Intervention / Rehabilitation, Participation, and Disability / Prevention and Intervention
Research Platform   |   November 01, 2018
Strategies Used by Parents to Support Outdoor Play for Children With Disabilities: An Ecocultural Perspective
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, November 2018, Vol. 72, 7211515241. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2018.72S1-RP204D
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, November 2018, Vol. 72, 7211515241. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2018.72S1-RP204D
Abstract

Date Presented 4/20/2018

The ecocultural model was used to understand outdoor play strategies of five parents of children with disabilities from disadvantaged backgrounds. To increase play possibilities, families acted on their values about play to modify environments and used flexibility in selecting times and locations.

Primary Author and Speaker: Julia Sterman

Contributing Authors: Geraldine Naughton, Michelle Villeneuve, Elspeth Froude, Anita Bundy