{"id":156799,"date":"2020-03-26T11:50:22","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T06:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.developmentlogics.org\/article\/parent-self-care-how-look-after-your-mental-health-when-your-child-has-developmental"},"modified":"2025-03-28T11:29:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T05:59:32","slug":"parent-self-care-how-look-after-your-mental-health-when-your-child-has-developmental","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/article\/caregiver-journey\/parent-self-care-how-look-after-your-mental-health-when-your-child-has-developmental\/","title":{"rendered":"Parent self-care \u2013 How to look after your mental health when your child has a developmental disability?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ummeed Child Development Center, Mumbai has created an informative video that highlights the need for families to look after themselves and prioritize their own physical and mental health when raising a child. Special attention and care is needed for self-care and management of stress of the parent, when the child has a developmental disability.<\/p>\n<p>Caring for a child with a developmental disability can sometimes seem overwhelming.\u00a0 Parents may feel stressed and anxious.<\/p>\n<p>In this video you will learn,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Why it is important for parents to look after their mental health, not just for themselves, but also for the well-being and development of their children.<\/li>\n<li>Ideas that have helped parents stay positive and happy.<\/li>\n<li>How do you recognise the symptoms of depression, so that you may consult a Doctor or contact a helpline immediately for help.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ummeed.org\/\">\u0909\u092e\u094d\u092e\u0940\u0926 \u092c\u093e\u0932 \u0935\u093f\u0915\u093e\u0938 \u0915\u0947\u0902\u0926\u094d\u0930<\/a>, an organization which true to it&#8217;s name provides hope to families of special children. Hope in the form of diverse specialized <a href=\"https:\/\/ummeed.org\/clinical-services\/\">\u0938\u0947\u0935\u093e\u090f\u0902<\/a> focused on early intervention planning for children with disabilities.<\/p>\n<p><em>Article republished here with prior permission from Ummeed Child Development Center, and the original source of the same may be accessed <a href=\"https:\/\/ummeed.org\/resources\/resource-library\">\u092f\u0939\u093e\u0901<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCLAIMER: Please note that this guide is for information purposes only. Please consult a qualified health practitioner for safe management.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">If you have questions about Autism, Down Syndrome, ADHD, or other intellectual disabilities, or have concerns about developmental delays in a child, the Nayi Disha team is here to help. For any questions or queries, please contact our FREE Helpline at<b>\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send\/?phone=918448448996&amp;text&amp;app_absent=0\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>844-844-8996<\/b><\/span><\/a>. You can call or what&#8217;s app us. Our counselors speak different languages including English, Hindi, Malayalam, Gujarati, Marathi, Telugu, and Bengali.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parent self-care&nbsp; &#8211; How to look after your mental health when your child has a developmental disability?<\/p>","protected":false},"author":26495,"featured_media":156800,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3210],"tags":[1060],"conditions":[2694,2699,2696,2802,1156,2703,2698,2695,2702,2700,2704],"age_group":[2739,2738,2737,2736],"article_group":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156799"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26495"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156799"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156799\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":293326,"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156799\/revisions\/293326"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/156800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156799"},{"taxonomy":"conditions","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/conditions?post=156799"},{"taxonomy":"age_group","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/age_group?post=156799"},{"taxonomy":"article_group","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_group?post=156799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}