Parenting a child with special needs is so much more than helicopter parenting. It is never taking your shoes off, being ready to run, casing every room, knowing every exit and danger, being drenched in sweat, never sitting, searching your child’s body for marks or bruises, up all night worrying, parenting. It consumes me at times. And deep down I worry that it is destroying me. Trying to describe the emotional weight of caring for an extremely vulnerable child is impossible…but here is my attempt.
Ramblings of an Autism Mom on Helicopter Parenting
Ramblings of an Autism Mom….Parenting a child with special needs is so much more than helicopter parenting. It is never taking your shoes off, being ready to run, casing every room, knowing every exit and danger, being drenched in sweat, never sitting, searching your child’s body for marks or bruises, up all night worrying, parenting. It consumes me at times. And deep down I worry that it is destroying me. Trying to describe the emotional weight of caring for an extremely vulnerable child is impossible…but here is my attempt. #autism
Posted by Finding Cooper’s Voice on Monday, February 20, 2017
