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Are You “Ghosting” Your Child?

September 21, 2016 by Barbara Dittrich Leave a Comment

"Mom! Mommy! Mama! MAAAAA!" On top of that, it does something terrible to my child. It shouts right back, “You AREN’T important to me.” I am telling my child that her needs aren’t a priority. Her concerns are insignificant. I don’t care. Epiphany My eldest child, now in college, unwittingly brought this to my attention recently. She described what she is learning in one of her communications … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Barbara Dittrich, Behaviors, Living Life Daily, Patience Tagged With: Boundaries, coping strategies, exhaustion, parenting

Until They’re Gone…

January 21, 2014 by Barbara Dittrich

Sometimes, raising a child with special needs, there is a constant undercurrent of stress that we don’t even recognize.  It takes release of that stress for us to suddenly realize it was there.  That’s what happened to me the other day.  I hadn’t noticed how much pressure I was under until my daughter was gone. I was half way through my morning shower when the light bulb went on.  I don’t have to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ADHD, Asperger, Barbara Dittrich, Behaviors, Hidden Disabilities, Living Life Daily Tagged With: exhaustion, human value, managing caregiver stress

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