There is a controversial issue in physical therapy on whether or not parents should be involved in physical therapy sessions.
One side says that parents should not be involved because they may interfere with the session or become a distraction for the child in the therapy session, which would waste valuable time for the child to improve and for the therapist who is trying to help improve the childs physical condition.
On the other side, parents want to be involved in order to help their child, and to be aware of the treatment plan. Parents usually are very worried about their children's well being, and want to be there to support them through their disability. Being there could also show them what to do outside of the sessions, at home, so that therapy can be continued outside of the office.
Primarily, the issue here has to do with what will benefit the child most. There is a difference between interference and involvement, and that is what they are trying to decide between.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2732325
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