by Jolene | Jun 30, 2011 | Books and Resources, Special Needs Parenting
Today’s post is about a company that may be of interest to parents of kids who deal with g-tubes, rigidity, wheelchairs, and anything else that makes clothing a challenge for them. Adaptive Clothing from Sweet Lemonade Grandma and seamstress Debbie MacMaster is...
by Jolene | Jun 2, 2011 | Books and Resources, Special Needs Parenting
During my teaching days, field trips were not nearly as exciting for me as for my students. I spent all day counting kids to be sure no one wandered off. And when we went on family outings when our kids were little, our rule was always, “Stay where we can see...
by Jolene | Jun 1, 2011 | Books and Resources, Special Needs Parenting
Discipline is a difficult and important aspect of child rearing – for kids with and without special needs. So when I ran across Jane Nelsen’s new book, Positive Discipline for Children with Special Needs, and read the subtitle – Raising and Teaching...
by Jolene | May 25, 2011 | Books and Resources, Special Needs Parenting
For those of you who are short on smiles today, here’s post to raise your spirits. Because I Said So with Dawn Meehan You have got to check out Dawn Meehan’s mama blog, Because I Said So. Dawn’s six kids are pretty much typical, so you might be...
by Jolene | May 19, 2011 | Books and Resources, Special Needs Parenting
In yesterday’s post, guest blogger Amy Stout described her emotions during daughter Kylie’s recital in the Ballet Des Moine’s Dance Without Limits program. In today’s post, she gives more details about the program and the impact it had on their...
by Jolene | May 18, 2011 | Books and Resources, Special Needs Parenting
Today’s post comes from guest blogger, Amy Stout. Once again, her story of life with daughter Kylie, who experiences autism will tug at your heart strings. Prepare to be delighted by a dream come true for Kylie and her family. Dance Without Limits, Part 1 A...