Common Reactions of Parents Managing children with FASD

“Rick’s approach is so logical. He helped us clearly define the problem, analyze what has happened and select the best strategy. We now feel empowered to do something positive for our kid”

(A.N. – Tillsonburg)

Parenting is the most important job you will ever do.

It can also be the most difficult!

Common Reactions of Parents Managing children with FASD

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Parenting is the most important job you will ever do.

It can also be the most difficult!

Removing a child from a traumatic environment does not remove the trauma from the child's memory.

Relationships matter: change comes through forming trusting relationships. People, not programs change people.

There has been an explosion in the prescribing of medication for very young children, particularly preschool and kindergarten boys (Juli Zito , Univ. of Maryland)

Parenting style matters - a lot!

If it was going to be easy to raise kids, it never would have started with something called "labour".

Hurt people hurt people.

"The thing that impresses me most about North America is the way parents obey their children" (King Edward VII , 1841-1910)

The best inheritance parents can give their children is a few minutes of their time each day.

Many clinicians find it easier to tell parents their child has a brain-based disorder than suggest parenting changes. Jennifer Harris (psychiatrist)

The teenage years require a delicate balance between the young person's need to gain independence, and the parent's need to retain authority.

Common Reactions of Parents Managing children with FASD

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