by Jolene | Apr 21, 2016 | In Children, PTSD
The Difference Between Childhood Trauma and Childhood PTSD What’s the difference between childhood trauma and childhood PTSD? That’s a question frequently asked by parents, teachers, and medical professionals who work with children. Distinguishing the...
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 | Feb 18, 2016 | In Parents, PTSD
Single Parents, Special Needs and PTSD, Pt. 9 Single parents are the focus of this post in the Different Dream series about PTSD, stress, and special needs parenting. Before moving on to what child psychologist Dr. Matheis has to say to dads and moms raising kids...
by Jolene | Jan 22, 2016 | In Parents
Address Your Stress I was twenty-five years old when I became a mom, and my world changed forever. Like all new parents, I suddenly realized the needs of our small bundle of sweetness would rule my heart and my days for years to come. Unlike most new parents, my...
by Jolene | Nov 23, 2015 | In Parents, PTSD
Clinging to Faith while Parenting Children with PTSD This post is the thirteenth and final article in this ongoing series about children with PTSD. Though the first ten articles in this series focused exclusively on PTSD in children, the final three address issues...
