Coping Skills

In parenting your child with special needs, your feelings can be tumultuous. Guilt You might wonder if you did something to cause your son's or daughter's disability. You might be asking yourself if you were you irresponsible,...

Some advice from other parents of special needs children on how to manage in a world that may not really understand your situation. Find a peer Try to locate another parent of a child with a disability, to...

As the parent of a child with special needs, here is why it can help to describe your feelings and needs to others who may not "get it" yet. Missed the rocket You have taken off into...

This article explores how you can support your relative or friend who is the parent of a child with a disability. They need your understanding One day you receive a phone call from someone who tells...

Here are some feelings that parents of kids with down syndrome, autism or Asperger's syndrome,  ADHD and other medical conditions have expressed: Disappointment Shock and loss are felt when a child with a disability is born and/or diagnosed. Although parents...

Here are some ways that parents describe how to view their children with special needs - and how to view them as their child's mom and dad. See their child as an individual Parents of children with special...

Experienced parents of disabled children share ideas on how to relate to the mother or father of a child with special needs. Here are a few tips: Don't Pity Parents: Don't feel sorry for a parent because his...

One practical suggestion for helping parents of special needs children  to cope is allow them to remain in control, while feeling safe to express their most vulnerable emotions.  It's All A Process One father explains that his special...