Can You Open a Daycare If You Have PTSD?

[NillaWafers]

According to what you post as your location on this forum, you are in Maryland, like I am. So I know that you do have to have a doctor clear you to do daycare. As long as your doctor clears you, then yes, you can do daycare while you have PTSD. PTSD is different in each person. So, it would depend on your personal symptoms and whether or not they would affect your ability to do daycare properly. Only you and your doctor (because both of you should know your specific symptoms) would be able to determine whether or not your PTSD would negatively affect your ability to operate a licensed home daycare or work in a daycare center. I would suggest that you honestly evaluate your PTSD symptoms and decide if you believe you would be able to do daycare or not.

She was asking for a friend who lives in CA. She shouldn't have a problem since we don't need medical clearance in CA

[Thriftylady]

I think it's a big risk for a doctor to sign off on a patient who may or may not have mental issues. Without knowing me well, there is no way my doctor would have signed off on me. And I don't have issues preventing me from work, I just take a low dose antidepressant for an autoimmune condition. Doctors are getting sued for everything nowadays. I have seen them be more and more careful with what they sign their name to.

Sadly that is not always the case. I had a very dear friend die 8 years ago. She died from an overdose of prescription meds. She was a "doctor shopper" and had several doctors giving her medications for the same things. Mostly pain killers and muscle relaxants. I realized she had in issue when she asked me to come over and help her with something in her bedroom. She lived across the street and we often helped each other with little things. She pulled out what appeared to be a 13 gallon clear trash bag from under the bed FULL of pill bottles with pills. I asked her about it and she told me "that is all my meds". I knew there were some days she didn't seem "with it" and now I suspected why. I talked to her DH when I got a chance who told me he knew about it but didn't know what to do. A couple months later her DH and dad (dad lived two doors down from me), came over to tell me hell had broken loose, because DH called her doctors office wanting to talk to her doctor about her possible addiction. They refused to speak to him and called her and told her he had called. Things went very badly at home for awhile. That was about .12 years ago. At some point, she allowed DH to go to the doctor with her and it made her mad but he talked to the doctor. The doctor took her off of everything (that she told him she was on at least), and started over. Apparently she was some better according to her DH, I had moved so only had phone contact. 8 years ago she turned her ankle and got the doctor to give her pain pills. Hubby was worried but there was nothing he could do. He knew she was "off" that night and suspected she had over taken them but she got mad when he asked. They went to bed and he woke up in the middle of the night to find her not breathing. The official cause of death was a drug overdose.

Point being I can tell a doctor anything I want, then I can go to six others and do the same thing and they will all "doctor". But if I am not being honest and they don't know what they don't know, requiring a doctor to sign off does nothing. Sure they could be sued, but not sure how far that would even go. I mean say my dear friends family decided to sue. What would be the grounds? SHE went "doctor shopping", she obtained pain killers after it was determined they shouldn't be prescribed anymore. SHE took to many and caused her own death. The doctor did not have fault in that.

[Unregistered]

PTSD and working in childcare

Don't let disabilities stop you. I was diagnosed with PTSD after I was assulted. I had trouble feeling safe again. I went to see a therapist and got medication to help. I feel better but kids actually make me feel happier. I also in the past tried to file for disability because of PTSD years ago because I had trouble focusing and stuff and a vocational expert actually recommended that I could do childcare. I have found peace working and serving children. If I ever feel stressed I practice deep breathing excercises. Do not let a disability take over your life. Get treatment and try your best to be a better you. I found working with kids is a passion of mine. Good luck to all facing disability challenges.

[flying_babyb]

ive had ptsd for many years. I have clinical depression too. Its never come up and I do just fine.