by Parent Network Contributor | Sep 8, 2018 | Adoption, Parenting
Categories: Adoption, ParentingPublisher: Brand New Day PublishingPage Count: 235Published: January 1st 2004Parent in Boise says: This book gave me a new and truly different parenting model, as coach instead of loving parent. It took some of my hurt away of loving...
by Parent Network Contributor | Sep 8, 2018 | Adoption, Parenting
Categories: Adoption, ParentingAuthor: Ce EshelmanPublisher: Outskirts PressPage Count: 344Published: 2016-03-18Relief for Adoptive Parents of Traumatized, Attachment-Challenged Children. . . Drowning with My Hair on Fire is a lifeline for adoptive parents trying to...
by Parent Network Contributor | Aug 10, 2018 | Caregivers, Children's Mental Health, Parent Network, Self Care, The Island, the Plane
Years ago I participated in an online support group for parents of children with bi-polar disorder. We had long standing joke about “sending the plane” when a parent had reached the end of what they could do. What does the plane have to do with helping a caregiver you...
by Parent Network Contributor | Jun 29, 2018 | Children's Mental Health, Feeling Alone, Parent Network
I remember when I first started to wonder if my son had a mental health issue. He was really young and his doctors thought I was crazy for even bringing it up. My friends told me to get him checked out and used scary and confusing words like assessments, IEP, State...