by Kathy Guzzo | May 7, 2015 | Holidays, Special Needs Parenting
To Grandma from your Grandchild with Special Needs Much of Mother’s Day week at Different Dream is devoted to moms of kids with special needs and rightly so. But today’s post is devoted to the grandmas who embrace their grandchildren with special needs and...
by Jolene | Mar 9, 2015 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
Grandparenting Kids with Special Needs: 7 Ways to Connect A little more than 2 years ago, my husband and I became grandparents. He, and now his new baby sister, live 4 1/2 long, long hours away. Ever since our first grandchild was born, I’ve fought the urge to...
by Jolene | Jul 6, 2011 | Advocacy, Special Needs Parenting
Today’s post, along with yesterday’s, comes from guest blogger Julie Riera Matsushima. She’s the author of For the Love of Aimee, a memoir of her relationship with her granddaughter Aimee who lives with special needs. Yesterday, Julie said the first...
by Jolene | Jul 5, 2011 | Advocacy, Special Needs Parenting
A few months ago, I received an email about For the Love of Aimee, a memoir written by the grandmother of a girl with special needs. My ears perked up immediately because the topic of extended family members doesn’t get nearly enough press in the special needs...
by Laurie Wallin | May 11, 2011 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
Special Needs Grandparenting: When They Won’t Hug Grandma In today’s guest post, Laurie Wallin answers questions pertinent to many parents of kids with special needs. What do you do when your kids hurt their grandparents’ feelings? And how can...