The Resilient Parent: Everyday Wisdom for Life with Your Exceptional Child
If you are traveling through life with an exceptional child this book is food for your soul. Through authentic sharing about his family s experiences, Mantu Joshi provides a creative roadmap for both celebrating and navigating the realities of daily life.  These insightful stories can serve as a helpful guide for your own family's unique journey. --Rev. Kimberly A. Willis, Ph.D.The Resilient Parent is a truly beautiful must-read. It offers a positive and uplifting perception on raising a child with special needs, while providing support, practical strategies, and the assurance that you are not alone. --Lisa M. Porter, Sensory KIDS, LLCThis book presents an honest, human perspective of gut reaction, failures, thinking through the failures, trying to do better. Trying to be better. Trying again. And again. We all know that failure isn't an option. Whatever reason you need in that moment to keep going - grit, sheer stubborn, pure love for that kid, shame - doesn't matter. You just have to keep going. --Debbie Janes, mom of a child with special needsThe Resilient Parent brings the role of parents to a new level, acknowledging that without a well and empowered parent we can not have a well-functioning or self-actualized child. How can we treat children with the hope of increasing function and ignore the parent? The answer: we can't. Joshi understands as only someone who walks the walk can. A Must-Read for every parent with a child with special needs maybe every parent. Also a Must-Read for any caregiver who touches the life of a special child. So fine... just such an important contribution!--Dr. Lucy Jane Miller, founder, SPD Foundation, author, Sensational KidsThe Resilient Parent is a truly beautiful must-read. It offers a positive and uplifting perception on raising a child with special needs, while providing support, practical strategies, and the assurance that you are not alone. --Lisa M. Porter, Sensory KIDS, LLCThis book presents an honest, human perspective of gut reaction, failures, thinking through the failures, trying to do better. Trying to be better. Trying again. And again. We all know that failure isn't an option. Whatever reason you need in that moment to keep going - grit, sheer stubborn, pure love for that kid, shame - doesn't matter. You just have to keep going. --Debbie Janes, mom of a child with special needsParents of children with neurobehavioral special needs such as Autism, ADHD, FASD, learning disabilities, attachment problems, trauma, mental health diagnoses, developmental and intellectual disabilities, and others will find hope, solace, and solid strategies in this book. The Resilient Parent brings the role of parents to a new level, acknowledging that without a well and empowered parent we can not have a well-functioning or self-actualized child. How can we treat children with the hope of increasing function and ignore the parent? The answer: we can't. Joshi understands as only someone who walks the walk can. A Must-Read for every parent with a child with special needs maybe every parent. Also a Must-Read for any caregiver who touches the life of a special child. So fine... just such an important contribution!--Dr. Lucy Jane Miller, founder, SPD Foundation, author, Sensational KidsThe Resilient Parent is a truly beautiful must-read. It offers a positive and uplifting perception on raising a child with special needs, while providing support, practical strategies, and the assurance that you are not alone. --Lisa M. Porter, Sensory KIDS, LLCThis book presents an honest, human perspective of gut reaction, failures, thinking through the failures, trying to do better. Trying to be better. Trying again. And again. We all know that failure isn't an option. Whatever reason you need in that moment --Dr. Lucy Jane Miller, founder, SPD Foundation, author, Sensational KidsThe Resilient Parent is a truly beautiful must-read. It offers a positive and uplifting perception on raising a child with special needs, while providing support, practical strategies, and the assurance that you are not alone. --Lisa M. Porter, Sensory KIDS, LLCThis book presents an honest, human perspective of gut reaction, failures, thinking through the failures, trying to do better. Trying to be better. Trying again. And again. We all know that failure isn't an option. Whatever reason you need in that moment to keep going - grit, sheer stubborn, pure love for that kid, shame - doesn't matter. You just have to keep going. --Debbie Janes, mom of a child with special needsParents of children with neurobehavioral special needs such as Autism, ADHD, FASD, learning disabilities, attachment problems, trauma, mental health diagnoses, developmental and intellectual disabilities, and others will find hope, solace, and solid strategies in this book. The Resilient Parent brings the role of parents to a new level, acknowledging that without a well and empowered parent we can not have a well-functioning or self-actualized child. How can we treat children with the hope of increasing function and ignore the parent? The answer: we can't. Joshi understands as only someone who walks the walk can. A Must-Read for every parent with a child with special needs maybe every parent. Also a Must-Read for any caregiver who touches the life of a special child. So fine... just such an important contribution!--Dr. Lucy Jane Miller, founder, SPD Foundation, author, Sensational Kids