FATHER'S INVOLVEMENT IN PARENTING CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY

Cerebral palsy children need special treatment from their parents. The optimal caring father has a significant influence on the development of with cerebral palsy. This study aims to explore role fathers in for research uses qualitative approach. semi-structured interviews who have results this found that play an active childcare. Fathers help build good relationships by inviting them play, sing, and read child's favourite storybook. Even though he is busy at work, always tries fulfil children's needs such as bathing, eating, giving medication, changing diapers routine therapy. Each participant had parenting challenges. Although sometimes participants feel unwilling do therapy children, what makes enthusiastic high expectations.