by Margarita Tartakovsky
 
“Stress is part of every parent’s life. But the experience of stress for parents who have a child on the autism spectrum is more frequent and more enduring than that of many other parents, “says Sandra L. Harris, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus and founder of the
Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center at Rutgers University, whose research [...]

Parents of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder experience disappointments, sadness, loneliness, exhaustion and tremendous amounts of stress. I felt all of this as I watched the words come out of my doctor’s mouth. I watched his lips move as I strained to hear him through the screaming alarms going off in my head. Tears [...]

by Lori Lite
“The mind and body affect each other. Unmanaged stress can affect children physically, socially and emotionally. It is worth exposing children to relaxation techniques.” — Patricia Arcari, PhD, RN, Associate in Medicine, Harvard Medical School/ Mind Body Medical Institute.
Quick stress check:

Are you cramming more activities than usual into a day?
Are you entertaining or [...]

Which “vision” describes holidays at your house?
a) Visions of sugar plums dancing in your head?
OR
b) Visions of shopping, late nights, no school, no schedule, candy, apple pie, parties, company and travel?

If you picked “b” then you are in the company of most of America. This year try celebrating your holiday with “stress free style”
Christmas, Chanukah, [...]

by Lori Lite
as seen in Parent Guide News New York July 2004
 
I had just spent another 2 hours putting my son to bed. He finally finished jumping on his bed, kicking the walls and decorating every inch of his room with hangers. This was our nightly routine. I was exhausted, stressed and at the [...]