by Scott Newport | Aug 31, 2016 | Grief, Spiritual Support
Take a Breath for a Grieving Parent Guest blogger Scott Newport is visiting Different Dream today with the poem Take a Breath, which he wrote for a grieving father. Grab a tissue now. You’ll need it. On a Sunday afternoon I met with Pierre, for the second time,...
by Jolene | Dec 31, 2015 | Encouragement, In Parents, PTSD
Top Ten Special Needs Posts of 2015 With 2015 swiftly drawing to a close, New Year’s Eve is a good time to take a look at DifferentDream.com’s top ten special needs posts of 2015. A look through this list gives a good idea of what’s been speaking to...
by Deborah Arrona | Jan 14, 2015 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
10 Friends All Special Needs Parents Want Today, Different Dream introduces guest blogger and Deborah Arrona. She’s mom to Aria, her daughter who has significant special needs because of premature birrth. Deborah and Different Dream’s Jolene Philo have...
by Maggi Gale | Sep 24, 2014 | Grief, Spiritual Support
Special Needs Answers to “How Are You?” Photo Credit: stock photos at www.freedigitalphotos.net Guest blogger Maggi Gale knows that responding to pleasantries like “How are you?” can be a minefield for parents of kids with special needs. In...
by Gary Shulman | Aug 28, 2013 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
7 Ways to Befriend Parents of Kids with Special Needs Parenting kids with special needs is hard, isolating work. For those parents, supportive friends are worth their weight in gold. Gary Shulman, who has worked with special needs families for 24 years, is here with...
