Tips for Parents

Are you a parent of a newly diagnosed child with Tourette Syndrome.  Maybe these tips will help you out a little.

1. Get educated about Tourette Syndrome. The more you know the better you will feel.
2. Find a local tourette syndrome support group and go to the meetings. This will help tremendously.
3. Focus on what your child can do instead of making comparisons with a typically developing child.
4. This is a very important one: Although your child may not be able to control his or her symptoms, you can control your reactions to them. Never yell at your child for something the cannot control.
5. Build self-esteem and confidence skills.  This is the most important thing you can do for your child.
6. Breathe, Even though this might be killing you inside, do not let your children see it. It will just make them feel worse.