The high parenting requirements of children with disabilities make this group of parents, according to the results of numerous studies, more vulnerable and susceptible to negative outcomes for subjective well-being, mental and physical health. One of the most significant challenges for this group of parents is formal employment and the harmonization of work and family role demands. However, the scarce results of previous research on the relationship between factors in the work domain and the well-being of this group of parents are inconsistent and raise additional questions. Therefore, the main goal of this review is to present current information about the well-being of parents of children with disabilities, with special emphasis on factors from the work domain that are underrepresented in this research area, especially when it comes to domestic research. The introductory part of the review paper presents current research on the well-being of parents of children with disabilities, with special emphasis on the analysis of existing policies towards parents of children with disabilities in the Republic of Croatia and the results of domestic research in this area. Furthermore, the main framework of the paper is a review of previous, mostly foreign research that has addressed the relationship between employment status and the well-being of parents of children with disabilities and research aimed at reconciling work and family roles of employed parents of children with disabilities. The presented review indicates that future research needs to integrate numerous individual, family, work-organizational, and social factors to comprehend relevant demands and resources from different systems and their fit. The final part of the paper provides an overview of the practical implications based on current theoretical and empirical knowledge in the field and calls for the collection of empirical data on Croatian samples as a basis for further development of policies and practices towards parents of children with disabilities.

parenting of children with disabilities, well-being, employment, work and family role