{"id":1952,"date":"2013-02-12T10:01:18","date_gmt":"2013-02-12T15:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/njcts.org\/tsparents\/?p=1952"},"modified":"2013-02-12T10:01:18","modified_gmt":"2013-02-12T15:01:18","slug":"introducing-the-biglittle-support-system-for-tourette-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/njcts.org\/tsparents\/introducing-the-biglittle-support-system-for-tourette-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the Big\/Little support system for Tourette Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following entry is from RuthieP, who posts regularly on the Teens4TS<\/strong><\/a> blog:<\/em><\/p>\n

So I’m going to be starting a Big\/Little program for kids (elementary-school aged), teens (middle school or high school-aged) and college students with Tourette Syndrome. For those of you who don’t know what a Big\/Little program is, it’s pretty simple.<\/p>\n

A younger kid or middle school student (the Little) gets paired up with a student in college or high school (the Big, who will most of the time be someone from their area), and the Big serves as a kind of big sister or big brother point person for the little to specifically be connected to on a one-to-one basis.<\/p>\n

The little can ask their big for advice or contact them about things that they might not be comfortable posting about in a large group or just talk to them about things that you would want one person’s perspective on who you come to trust and know as a “big sister\/brother.”<\/p>\n

The Big\/Little relationship is a special and sometimes lifelong bond, so I would encourage you to sign up to be part of this program! If you are a college student or high school student who wants to take on a little or a high school student or elementary\/middle school student who wants to be placed with a Big, simply comment on this post or message me on my A Little Bit Different<\/strong><\/a> page on Facebook saying so.<\/p>\n

What you will need to do is provide the following information:<\/p>\n