Special needs parent coaching badly needed
Hi BPN
My daughter has special needs. As a mother, I need some counseling. I feel I do her injustice with my parenting. I need to be a better mom to her and let her be who she is rather than push her in the wrong way. It’s so hard for me to balance early intervention and letting her be who she is. I am looking for either a support group or a cousleler/special needs parent coach.
Does anyone have a recommendation in the east bay/Oakland/Berkeley ?
thanks in advance
Sep 9, 2018
Parent Replies
Perhaps DREDF (Disability Rights Education and Defense Fun) might have a recommendation. I think our school district has an association of special needs parents, they might know.
Start with the free online resource, Understood.org.
Also, be sure to go to "EdRev" in SF usually in April or May which was sponsored by Parents Education Network which was absorbed by CHC on the Peninsula.
Try the free DREDF (Berkeley) information session for parents.
And, check with Ann Martin Center in Emeryville for their resources as well as community presentations/workshops/seminars. For instance, on Oct. 11 they will have a seminar on:
Baffling Behavior Solutions
(for Parents)
Speaker: Letha Marchetti, OTR/L, C/NDT, SEP
Date: Thursday, October 11, 2018
Time: 6:30- 8:00pm
Location: Ann Martin Center
Target Audience: Parents of All Ages Hope that helps, been through this myself. Privately, you can research "educational therapists" in the area as well as getting a neuropsych assessment or visit a behavioral pediatrician.Best of luck,-Belinda, single mom with a dyslexic, ADHD son in college studying visual arts