by Jolene | May 15, 2019 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
Special needs parenting reminders came thick and fast when we were raising a son with major medical issues. But he overcame his health challenges, became an adult, and flew the coop long ago. These days, special needs parenting reminders arrive in strange ways. One...
by Jolene | Mar 25, 2019 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
That child could have been me, I thought as I read through one of the responses to my survey about stress and compassion fatigue in caregivers. The respondent said her 60-year-old child lived with intellectual delays caused by an untreated Rh factor blood disorder....
by Jolene | Feb 14, 2019 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
A sense of control is essential to kids. My grandson, who will soon turn 4 and beginning to outgrow daily napping, demonstrated his need for control this afternoon. His mother announced it was nap time, and he threw what can only be described as a tantrum. He’s...
by Lillian Flakes | Feb 13, 2019 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
Do you know what friends every caregiver needs? Today’s guest blogger and special needs mom Lillian Flakes discovered the ones she needed at the beginning of her parenting journey. Today she describes the three friends every caregiver needs, the ones she’s...
by Jolene | Dec 6, 2018 | How-Tos, School/Education, Special Needs Parenting
I am grateful to my colleagues who taught me how to demystify special needs at school. A special education teacher in our building and the guidance counselor wanted to mainstream a child with developmental delays into my third classroom for subjects like handwriting...
by Kimberly Drew | Nov 14, 2018 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
Special needs parenting time suckers can drain caregivers of energy, motivation, and time with typically developing children. Guest blogger Kimberly Drew is here with 6 strategies she uses to neutralize them so she can spend her time building relationships with all...
