by Jolene | Sep 13, 2018 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
9 Sleep Tips for Parents of Kids with Special Needs These sleep tips for parents of kids with special needs come from 2 similar and challenging personal experiences. The first was the four years my husband and I put in after our son with complex medical needs was...
by Jolene | Sep 6, 2018 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
9 Ways Parents of Kids with Special Needs Can Make Time for Themselves Not long ago, I wrapped up an unexpected stint of 24/7 grandma duty with a 3-year-old. Our 10 days together were a grand success, though I felt like I was spinning plates. One plate for the...
by Jolene | Jul 19, 2018 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
9 Tips for Surviving a Tornado in a Wheelchair Tornado season scared me to death when I was a kid. First, because of the scene in The Wizard of Oz when the tornado bears down on Dorothy as she pounds on the door of the storm cellar to no avail. Young as I was, I...
by Jill Seaney | Jul 18, 2018 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
The Importance of Community for Parents of Kids with Complex Medical Needs, Pt. 2 Jill Seaney is rounding out her series on the importance of community for parents of kids with complex medical needs, which she began last spring, with information about how to find the...
by Jolene | Jul 11, 2018 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
Nasty Little Whispers and the Truths Caregivers Can Use to Silence Them Nasty little whispers had a way of burrowing into my thoughts while my husband and I cared for our very sick baby in the early 1980s. Those whispers, also known as lies, set up camp in my head,...
by Jolene | May 25, 2018 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
Sometimes a Mom Needs to be Mothered “I’ve got a sinus infection,” I texted the friend who was picking me up at an unfamiliar airport in an unfamiliar town. “Do you have any antibiotics?” “We’ve got your back,” she...
