by Liz Matheis | Jun 16, 2016 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
When’s the Time for Special Needs Parents to Seek Professional Counseling? Different Dream continues to tiptoe through PTSD Awareness Month by addressing stress and PTSD issues that affect special needs parents. Today’s post by psychologist Liz Matheis...
by Liz Matheis | Apr 16, 2014 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
A Break for Weary Special Needs Parents Photo Credit: Stuart Miles at www.freedigitalphotos.net Guest blogger Liz Matheis is the parent of three kids ages 7, 5, and 1. She knows what it means to be weary, and today she offers ideas about how parents of kids with...
by Sylvia Phillips | Oct 22, 2013 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
Self-Care for Special Needs Moms: Stop and Smell the Flowers Sylvia Phillips knows what it’s like to care for a child with multiple special needs for years and years. In today’s guest post, she talks about a self-care practice she wishes she had instituted...
by Jolene | Sep 20, 2013 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
100 Ways for Special Needs Moms to Practice Self-Care Special needs moms work 24/7 caring for their kids. But, in a post at Mobility Resources, Dr. Darla Clayton makes a case for moms to make time to practice self-care. She puts it this way: It’s important to remember...
by Jolene | Sep 29, 2011 | In Parents, PTSD
For guest blogger Rebekah Benimoff and her family, successful outings require a little extra planning. She relearned the importance of self care for the caregiver during a recent visit to a crowded restaurant, as he guest post shows. Self Care for the Caregiver:...