by Sylvia Phillips | Feb 17, 2016 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
Four Resources for New Special Needs Parents Guest blogger Sylvia Phillips has been caring for children with special needs for 25 years. She wants to share four resources for new special needs parents she wishes she’d know about when her journey began. Four...
by Ursula Herrera | Jan 6, 2016 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
Healthy Food Tips for Kids with Reflux and Feeding Challenges January is Esophageal Atresia/Tracheoesophageal Fistula (EA/TEF) Awareness Month. Because our son was born with this rare birth anomaly, many of Different Dream’s posts will feature EA/TEF this month....
by Kimberly Drew | Nov 25, 2015 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
Fostering Friendships for Kids with Special Needs, Pt. 2 Guest blogger Kimberly Drew is at Different Dream to finish up her series about fostering friendships for kids with special needs. In Part 1, she shared her thoughts on the importance of fostering friendships...
by Kimberly Drew | Nov 4, 2015 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
Fostering Friendships for Kids with Special Needs, Pt. 1 Abbey, daughter of guest blogger Kimberly Drew, is growing up. Kimberly’s been doing the normal mom business of replaying the movie of her daughter’s life and wondering what she could have done...
by Kimberly Drew | Jul 29, 2015 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
Special Needs and Puberty: Dealing with Misconceptions Guest blogger Kimberly Drew and her husband are sailing through uncharted waters as their daughter Abbey nears puberty. They have encountered unsolicited and often discouraging advice based on their misconceptions...
by Jolene | Jul 23, 2015 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
The Special Needs Grandparenting Tug of War I will never forget the day my mother and mother-in-law played their first round of grandma tug-of-war. With our two-week-old son as the rope. The competition was held at my parents’ home. We stayed there for a few...