| Any parent knows once you have been
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| | during their low periods. This gives them
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| thrown into the throngs of parenting that
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| | a goal for the day. By the same token, be
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| raising children is at times an
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| | ready and prepared to "reel" them in, if
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| insurmountable task. Add to the mix a
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| | their grand ideas or desires become to
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| child with Bipolar Disorder and you have
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| | high in the sky for them to attain. For
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| a formula for a lifetime of
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| | this it is a good idea to find a creative
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| overwhelming feelings.Coping with the
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| | outlet to help them through this high
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| Bipolar Child does not need to take its
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| | time.Share with your other children about
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| toll on you or your family. The key to
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| | this disorder, giving them a good idea
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| understanding children with Bipolar
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| | what this child goes through each day.
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| Disorder is to become as fully educated
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| | Help the other children to identify those
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| on the disorder as possible, and to
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| | periods of the day, when the highs and
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| develop key resources and coping
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| | lows occur. It becomes almost a game for
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| mechanisms within your family. It also
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| | the other children to ride on the
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| helps if the other children, if old
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| | coattails of the bipolar child when they
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| enough to understand, are brought into
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| | are acting out their disorder. Sometimes
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| the education process and become well
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| | creating a "signal" helps them to
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| informed of the behaviors of their
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| | understand when these times occur, and to
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| sibling.I once had a Bipolar Student and
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| | either lend a hand, or steer clear.One
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| her mother helped explain it to me this
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| | thing I learned from my years of foster
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| way. An adult with Bipolar Disorder rides
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| | care, is to expect that if the child is
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| a roller coaster through life. It has a
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| | doing great in the classroom and school
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| tendency to ride a high and low over a
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| | situation, then home life will be a
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| period of about 20-30 days. However, a
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| | challenge and vise versa. It is too much
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| child with Bipolar Disorder rides the
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| | to expect peace on both fronts. Identify,
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| roller coaster every day. Add to that the
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| | prepare and understand were always my
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| raging hormone changes starting as early
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| | mottos.Another huge coping mechanism is
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| as 10 or 11 years of age, and you have a
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| | to create time for yourself. You need
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| ride that is difficult to control even
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| | this time on a weekly basis to refresh
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| with medication. The medication needs
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| | and revive yourself. A couple of times a
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| monitored constantly and adjusted
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| | month, find a time for the other family
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| regularly.Some of the coping mechanisms
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| | members to have special time apart from
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| that you as parents or educators can use,
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| | the bipolar Child. This also gives this
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| is to help the child lead as structured a
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| | child "special time" alone with another
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| life as possible. This helps them to not
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| | adult or with another support
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| feel overwhelmed with places to go,
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| | family.Putting just a few of these
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| things to do, and expectations. As
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| | suggestions in place will help you enjoy
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| parents our expectations are most often
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| | a happier, more stable environment for
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| times grander than our children can
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| | you, your family and your Bipolar
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| handle at most times.Helping the child to
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| | child.Sue Mueller is a parent to four
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| create a positive "Look What I did
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| | grown children. She and her husband have
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| Today!" attitude will help to overcome
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| | also been foster parents to 25 other
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| the immense feelings of failure. Focus on
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| | children throughout the last 20 years.
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| one or two things that could get done
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