by Jolene | Sep 9, 2020 | Advocacy and Research
Using the 5 Love Languages to Help Traumatized Kids Using the 5 love languages to help traumatized kids makes perfect sense to me. Not just because I’ve written extensively about childhood trauma and how to adapt the 5 love languages in special needs families. But...
by Lesley Butterfield Harrop | Dec 17, 2019 | Holidays
Santa, Special Needs and the Single Mom: 3 Reasons to Focus on Meaning over Make-Believe Santa, special needs and the single mom. Now that’s a combination too often overlooked during the Christmas season. Guest blogger Lesley Butterfield Harrop explains her...
by Alex Robbins | Apr 5, 2017 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
How to Find the Best Daycare for a Child with Special Needs Want to find the best daycare for a child with special needs? Guest blogger Alex Robbins offers his tips about this important subject today. Please join me in welcoming Alex as a first time Different Dream...
by Stephanie Ballard | Jan 23, 2013 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
Safe Harbor for Special Needs Parents Safe harbor can be a hard place to find for parents raising kids with special needs. In the poem below, guest blogger Stephanie Ballard describes her search for safety and her gratitude for what she learned along the way. In Need...
by Jolene | Jul 23, 2012 | Books and Resources, Special Needs Parenting
Summer’s here, and families are spending more time outside. A good thing, certainly, but parents of kids with special needs must take precautions to keep children from wandering away. For today’s post, the folks at Autism File Magazine contributed the...