by Nancy Flanders | Oct 18, 2011 | Holidays, Special Needs Parenting
Only two more weeks until Halloween and Nancy Flanders is here with a few tricks for parents of kids with food restrictions. Take a look at her suggestions and see which ones could work for you on October 31. How To Trick or Treat with a Food Restriction Halloween is...
by Jolene | Oct 12, 2011 | Holidays, Special Needs Parenting
Are you feeling more hopeful about Halloween after reading Part 1 of guest blogger Amy Stout’s series yesterday? Then today’s post will encourage you even more. Today, Amy gives ideas about how to make Halloween not only fun, but also purposeful. You may...
by Jolene | Oct 11, 2011 | Holidays, Special Needs Parenting
Halloween will be here soon, and kids are are already vibrating with excitement. Parents, well, maybe not so much. Especially parents of kids who experience autism, deal with sensory issues, or struggle to overcome behavioral issues. Today and tomorrow, guest blogger...
by Nancy Flanders | Oct 6, 2011 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
Nancy Flanders is back after a short stint away from DifferentDream.com. (She was busy conducting a successful cystic fibrosis fundraiser, BTW.) As always, her post is full of practical tips for you. In it, she deals with the sticky topic of getting a child through a...
by Jolene | Oct 3, 2011 | School/Education, Special Needs Parenting
Guest blogger Ellen Stumbo’s three girls went to school this fall. Each daughter responded differently to the experience, partly because of their personalities, partly because of their ages, and partly because back to school is different for kids with special...