Parents of Children with Special Needs and Empathy Burnout

Parents of Children with Special Needs and Empathy Burnout

Source: Shield HealthCare Do parents of children with special needs and empathy burnout go hand-in-hand? One mom talks about how she copes with empathy burnout while caring for her two young boys. Survivor Stress Do you have any people in your life; perhaps it’s even...
Empathy for Parents of Special Needs Children: Coping & Help

Empathy for Parents of Special Needs Children: Coping & Help

Source: Psychology Today Having a special needs (SN) child brings with it many of the typical joys of parenting, but let’s not kid ourselves into believing that there aren’t major drawbacks for the parents. As a psychologist and parent of a special needs child of my...
Be Empathetic to Parents of Special Needs Child

Be Empathetic to Parents of Special Needs Child

Source: silive.com Recently I overheard a social worker make this comment about a young mother of a child. “She is in such denial! She doesn’t have a clue about what’s going on! She needs to get real and begin dealing with what’s really going on.” Who she was talking...