by Jolene | Mar 11, 2013 | Advocacy and Research, PTSD
40 Developmental Assets for Your Child with Special Needs The 40 developmental assets concept came to my attention at a Foster and Adoptive Parents Conference in January. The assets are results of research done by the Search Institute. The idea was to determine why...
by Jolene | Feb 25, 2013 | Books and Resources, PTSD
Childhood Depression: What Are the Signs? Childhood depression is a real and growing concern in modern culture. As parents, we sometimes ignore signs of depression in our kids because we don’t want to believe mental illness can affect them. But rates of...
by Jolene | Feb 18, 2013 | In Children, PTSD
10 Causes of PTSD in Children Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental illness vastly under-diagnosed in children. For that reason, I’ve been guest blogging about the topic at Friendship Circle of Michigan’s website. Previous posts in this series...
by Jolene | Jan 22, 2013 | In Children, PTSD
PTSD in Kids: What Is It? Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is common in children. More common than adults, who want to believe they can protect kids from all harm, want to admit. Because PTSD in kids is real, parents, educators, medical professionals, therapists,...
by Jolene | Nov 27, 2012 | In Parents, PTSD
Stress and How Parents of Kids with Special Needs Handle It Stress is a component of the parenting process. The stress is often compounded for parents of children with special needs. A featured post at Julia Robert’s blog Support for Special Needs recently...
by Jolene | Oct 2, 2012 | In Children, PTSD
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children. The phrase makes me want to put my hands over my face, like the child in the picture, and pretend kids don’t get PTSD. Why I Advocate for Kids with PTSD But I can’t, because kids, including my son and my...
