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Article: Parents helping parents.
- Article from:
- The Exceptional Parent
- Article date:
- July 1, 1989
- Author:
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Parents Helping Parents
Parents have told us that they would have welcomed an opportunity, especially in the beginning, to meet another parent who had an older child with a similar disability. As one mother said: "If only I would have had somebody to talk to, someone who knew the emotional impact, the pain, and the hurt from personal experience, the adjustment would have been much smoother."
Having someone who is able to listen and understand is extremely important for new parents. Often, the mere presence of someone who has been through such a crisis is living proof that one can survive such a stressful situation.
Many parents vividly recall ...