by Jolene | Feb 26, 2014 | Advocacy and Research, Different Dream, PTSD
Study Says Raising Kids with Special Needs Creates Parental Stress Are you surprised to hear that a new study conducted by Case Western Reserve University concluded that parenting a child with chronic special needs creates parental stress? No, I’m not either....
by Jolene | Mar 11, 2013 | Advocacy and Research, Different Dream, 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 | Oct 20, 2010 | Advocacy and Research, Different Dream, PTSD
Whenever the words “special needs” are spoken, I automatically picture a physical or medical condition. Mental health needs always come to mind later, if they come to mind at all. And I’m saying that as the parent of a child who has been treated for...
by Jolene | Jan 22, 2010 | Advocacy and Research, Different Dream, PTSD
As I’ve mentioned in previous DifferentDream.com posts, (PTSD Treatment Can Change Your Child’s Life, PTSD and NICU Parents: What About You?, and Critically Ill Kids and War Veterans Have What in Common?) war veterans aren’t the only people who...
