by Jolene | May 19, 2016 | In Children, PTSD
Myths about PTSD in Children, Part 1 What comes to your mind when you hear about PTSD in children? This childhood mental illness is not well known to the general public. That’s why there’s a good chance that some of your first thoughts are misconceptions....
by Jolene | May 12, 2016 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
11 Ways to Reduce Special Needs Parenting Stress In mid-April, I was invited to speak to some parents of kids with special needs at McLean Bible Church after attending their wonderful Accessibility Summit (now Access Ministry). The topic of the talk was how to reduce...
by Jolene | Apr 14, 2016 | In Parents, PTSD
Inside Out Special Needs Parenting, Part 1 Special needs parenting is a challenging, wonderful, unexpected, amazing adventure. For most of us, it is uncharted territory that can be scary and stressful. It can also push our buttons, causing normally sane and calm...
by Jolene | Apr 7, 2016 | In Parents, PTSD
Parent PTSD: When You Can’t Put Special Needs Behind You Parent PTSD?Again?Shouldn’t that horse be dead by now? How I wish the answer to the last question was yes. Unfortunately, much as I wish the parent PTSD horse was dead, it is not. In fact, the more...
by Liz Matheis | Jan 21, 2016 | In Parents, PTSD
Explaining Secondary PTSD and Stress to Others, Pt. 6 Hello, friend! It’s so nice to see you here at Different Dream. You’re just in time to to check out the latest post in our ongoing question and answer series about special needs parenting stress,...
