Knowing When to Let Go 09/25/2018 Think of helping your child with bipolar disorder. What comes to mind? Advocacy? Medical treatment? Education? Intervention? Support? Therapy? Probably all of the above and rightly so. If you have raised a child with bipolar disorder, you have likely been neck deep in helping with these areas for years. But sometimes helping comes in a different form, the hardest form ever, and that is letting go. I recently had the opportunity to preview a new book on bipolar disorder called Owning Bipolar by
Think of helping your child with bipolar disorder. What comes to mind? Advocacy? Medical treatment? Education? Intervention? Support? Therapy? Probably all of the above and rightly so. If you have raised a child with bipolar disorder, you have likely been neck deep in helping with these areas for years. But sometimes helping comes in a different form, the hardest form ever, and that is letting go. I recently had the opportunity to preview a new book on bipolar disorder called Owning Bipolar by
Back to School with Bipolar Disorder 07/02/2016 Many children have already headed back to school – that place educator’s call fun but occasionally think of as jail and kids call jail but occasionally think of as fun. As our kids walk into their classrooms each day, they carry much more than backpacks and pencils. They bring their amazing talents, gifts, personalities, hopes and dreams … and yes, their diagnoses. How can you help them shine despite their challenges? Here are some tips to help your child with bipolar disorder have a good
Many children have already headed back to school – that place educator’s call fun but occasionally think of as jail and kids call jail but occasionally think of as fun. As our kids walk into their classrooms each day, they carry much more than backpacks and pencils. They bring their amazing talents, gifts, personalities, hopes and dreams … and yes, their diagnoses. How can you help them shine despite their challenges? Here are some tips to help your child with bipolar disorder have a good
Knowing What You Know 07/02/2016 You know your child. You even know that you know your child. Why? Because- you have years of experience in caring for this little life. No matter how sure you are in this knowledge, however, there may be times when someone makes you doubt what you know to be true. Maybe it’s a medical professional, a family member, a teacher or even a close friend. Why does this doubt creep in? Sometimes it’s because we trust the person who is questioning what we know. There is nothing wrong with considering
You know your child. You even know that you know your child. Why? Because- you have years of experience in caring for this little life. No matter how sure you are in this knowledge, however, there may be times when someone makes you doubt what you know to be true. Maybe it’s a medical professional, a family member, a teacher or even a close friend. Why does this doubt creep in? Sometimes it’s because we trust the person who is questioning what we know. There is nothing wrong with considering
