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<blockquote data-quote="HaoZi" data-source="post: 578749" data-attributes="member: 15793"><p>One expert (I forget who) said special needs kids have one success for every 20 failures, and normal kids are the flip - 20 successes for every failure (paraphrasing). Let that sink in a bit before you really consider yourself a failure as a parent. </p><p></p><p>Parenting a difficult child is hard enough on a couple - doing it as a single parent, with no respite, no recharge, no real break - honey, if Dante had known, he'd have added another circle. There are nights we're lucky to get our <em>own</em> teeth brushed, let alone get our kid's teeth clean. And those Supermoms? Most aren't as happy as they seem in public, they're just good at putting on a good face in public. They have problems, too - everyone does. </p><p></p><p>May I recommend <em>The Elephant in the Playroom</em> by Denise Brodey? I'm finding it good reading, it's a collection of real life stuff by parents of special needs children.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HaoZi, post: 578749, member: 15793"] One expert (I forget who) said special needs kids have one success for every 20 failures, and normal kids are the flip - 20 successes for every failure (paraphrasing). Let that sink in a bit before you really consider yourself a failure as a parent. Parenting a difficult child is hard enough on a couple - doing it as a single parent, with no respite, no recharge, no real break - honey, if Dante had known, he'd have added another circle. There are nights we're lucky to get our [I]own[/I] teeth brushed, let alone get our kid's teeth clean. And those Supermoms? Most aren't as happy as they seem in public, they're just good at putting on a good face in public. They have problems, too - everyone does. May I recommend [I]The Elephant in the Playroom[/I] by Denise Brodey? I'm finding it good reading, it's a collection of real life stuff by parents of special needs children. [/QUOTE]
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