Depression and Parenting
On November - 24 - 2012
Depressed parents need to have their voices heard
“I lived in a psychiatric hospital for 17 days this year. I wear it like a badge, I am so proud of it. I attacked perinatal depression head on and came out on top. This is Postnatal DepressionAwareness Week and I declare my hand so that, in some small way, I can help the cause. I feel so privileged to have been able to stay at the Brisbane Centre for Post Natal Disorders, at Belmont Private Hospital. It changed my life. I am stronger, happier, grounded, and now unable to stand fools who think less of me because I sought treatment for something I had less control over suffering than catching a cold. All I did was have a baby.” READ MORE HERE
Parenting through depression
Life as a Depressed Parent – NYTimes.com
Parents’ Depression Linked to Problems in Children
Parenting Stress and Depression – Who’s At Risk And Why?
Tips for Coping with Depression and Parenting
Depression and Parenting – Seek help
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By the time you finish reading this, 15 children will have been abused; In the next five minutes, 30 more; Within the next hour, 360 more; And by tonight, close to 8,000+ children will have suffered from abuse, 5 of which will die. Child abuse has increased 134% since 1980 and is now considered a worldwide epidemic. The high jump in child abuse deaths and the shocking increase in statistics highlights the frightening lack of public knowledge.
Educate Yourself -- Learn the Facts
It May Just Save a Child's Life!!
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