While every child is different with different needs, particular patterns often arise with kids with Duchenne. Parents and doctors alike have found at least 3 ways that will help support the child with Duchenne.
- Prepare
- Teach Life Skills
- Help Process Traumas
Prepare
Raising a child with Duchenne can be vastly different than raising a neurotypical child. As such, it takes extra personal self-care, research, self-development and physical work from the parents to help these individuals thrive. Below are a few ways that parents can prepare for parenting the child with Duchenne.
- Parent the Whole Child
- Teach Life Skills
- Assume Competence
- Provide Predictability
- Use Proactive Parenting
Teach Life Skills
It can take significant time and effort to teach basic life skills to the child with Duchenne: tying shoes, making decisions, social interactions, self-regulation, and so much more. Learn more here:
- Building Medical Relationships
- Cognitive Independence
- Emotional Aid
- Identity Formation & Duchenne
- Motor Skills
- Physical Independence
- Relationship Skills
- Self-Advocacy
- Sleep
Help Process Traumas
Traumas happen to humans every day. Sometimes they are small traumas that may be encountered daily, sometimes they are big traumas that are extraordinary and damaging. Unfortunately, the individual with Duchenne carries far more traumas than typical. From medical traumas to social traumas, physical traumas, and more, they need ways to address and process those events. Here are two ways how:
