by Jolene | Jun 2, 2011 | Books and Resources, Special Needs Parenting
During my teaching days, field trips were not nearly as exciting for me as for my students. I spent all day counting kids to be sure no one wandered off. And when we went on family outings when our kids were little, our rule was always, “Stay where we can see...
by Jolene | Jun 1, 2011 | Books and Resources, Special Needs Parenting
Discipline is a difficult and important aspect of child rearing – for kids with and without special needs. So when I ran across Jane Nelsen’s new book, Positive Discipline for Children with Special Needs, and read the subtitle – Raising and Teaching...
by Jolene | May 25, 2011 | Books and Resources, Special Needs Parenting
For those of you who are short on smiles today, here’s post to raise your spirits. Because I Said So with Dawn Meehan You have got to check out Dawn Meehan’s mama blog, Because I Said So. Dawn’s six kids are pretty much typical, so you might be...
by Jolene | May 19, 2011 | Books and Resources, Special Needs Parenting
In yesterday’s post, guest blogger Amy Stout described her emotions during daughter Kylie’s recital in the Ballet Des Moine’s Dance Without Limits program. In today’s post, she gives more details about the program and the impact it had on their...
by Jolene | May 18, 2011 | Books and Resources, Special Needs Parenting
Today’s post comes from guest blogger, Amy Stout. Once again, her story of life with daughter Kylie, who experiences autism will tug at your heart strings. Prepare to be delighted by a dream come true for Kylie and her family. Dance Without Limits, Part 1 A...
by Jolene | May 16, 2011 | Books and Resources, Special Needs Parenting
Okay, okay, I admit it. The title was a trick question designed to pique your curiosity. Catherine Purple Cherry is a person, an architect to be exact, and an exhibitor at the 2011 Accessibility Summit at McLean Bible Church last month. In my opinion, she has the...