{"id":1254,"date":"2018-11-12T20:38:52","date_gmt":"2018-11-13T01:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psychedconsult.com\/?p=1254"},"modified":"2020-02-04T17:31:09","modified_gmt":"2020-02-04T22:31:09","slug":"the-parenting-experience-of-raising-kids-with-disabilities-we-can-relate-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psychedconsult.com\/the-parenting-experience-of-raising-kids-with-disabilities-we-can-relate-to\/","title":{"rendered":"The Parenting Experience of Raising Kids With Disabilities We Can Relate To"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a; font-size: medium;\">&#8220;Hands down, parenting is the hardest job I\u2019ve ever had in my life. I don\u2019t always know what I\u2019m doing or if I\u2019m saying the right thing. I question my judgment, I question my experience, and I question if other parents are struggling in the ways I am, too. I know I have the theoretical knowledge about how to parent, but when it comes to my own children, my emotions cloud my judgment \u2014 so what I should know, I don\u2019t use.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">\n<div class=\"paragraph\">\n<span style=\"color: #2a2a2a; font-size: medium;\">The same probably goes for you too, my fellow parents. When we\u2019re emotionally charged, we can\u2019t see as clearly.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">As parents of children with disabilities, we all deal with &#8220;burning out&#8221;, struggling to find balance, or being unsure how to best support our child.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a; font-size: medium;\">In today&#8217;s blog, Dr. Liz Matheis discusses the shared stressors of parents who have children with disabilities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a; font-size: medium;\"><em>\u200b<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"wsite-button wsite-button-small wsite-button-normal\" href=\"https:\/\/themighty.com\/2018\/11\/parenting-experience-kids-disabilities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"wsite-button-inner\">Click Here to Read This Blog on The Mighty!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Hands down, parenting is the hardest job I\u2019ve ever had in my life. 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