This article is about mothers of children with developmental motor concerns that present with clinically significant levels of stress. It surverys the mother and the child. It shows that the needs of the family should be considered when designing intervention for children with functional impairment. Both mother and child have an impact on parent's ability to support their child's participation. It shows that maternal stress does not correlate with motor impairment as measured by the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2, it does correlates with sensory processing difficulties. The higher the SSP score the higher maternal stress is likely to be. Coping strategies of distraction and disengagement also seemed to help with maternal stress levels. Mothers are frequently using coping strategies that are likely to make the situation worse. This study shows data to support the excessive amounts of stress and even more so in situations like these. Increased awareness of the issues faced by parents may assist in therapeutic goal planning which is most important to the needs of families, rather than being focused solely on the child's motor impairment. Helping the well-being of the parents will help in a positive direction with the children with DCD. We should include development of direct support strategies for parents, including a coaching approach. The well-being of mothers should be considered when planning services for children who meet screening criteria for DCD.
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