by Jolene | Oct 1, 2009 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
In the first post in this series, I shared three commonalities of parents who live triumphantly with special needs children. Today we’ll look at three more. As was suggested in the previous post, don’t implement all the ideas immediately. Concentrate on one until you...
by Jolene | Sep 9, 2009 | In Parents, PTSD
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) doctors and nurses know that a stay in NICU can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in preemies. But a recent study shows that a NICU parents are at risk of developing PTSD, too. NICU Babies and PTSD Post-traumatic stress...
by Jolene | Aug 13, 2009 | Advocacy, Special Needs Parenting
When a child is hospitalized, a clear-thinking parent at the bedside is very good medicine. Here are five things clear-thinking parents do to help their hospitalized children: #1 Stay Calm It’s hard to stay calm when a child is in distress, on the way to surgery...