by Jolene | Jun 26, 2017 | Advocacy, How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
How to Raise a Health Care Self-Advocate Once upon a time, my husband and I were our son’s sole health care advocates. For the first 4 years of his life, we faced numerous life and death decisions concerning surgeries, medical tests, and treatment. After those...
by Trish Shaeffer | Jun 22, 2017 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
Special Needs Vacation Tips and Tricks School’s out, summer’s here, and it’s time to make vacation plans. Guest blogger Trish Shaeffer is here with field tested tips and tricks for a special needs vacation everyone in the family will enjoy. Special...
by Alex Robbins | Jun 14, 2017 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
4 Tips for Traveling with Kids Who Have Special Needs Is traveling with kids who have special needs on your summer schedule? Then you’ll want to check out this port from guest blogger, Alex Robbins. As the dad of a child with special needs, he’s discovered...
by Jolene | Jun 8, 2017 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
Top Ten Special Needs Summer Fun Posts Special needs summer fun. Does that sound like an oxymoron? These ten Different Dream posts explain how to make summer fun for your kids with special needs and the entire family. Check them out and then, let the special needs...
by Kimberly Drew | Jun 1, 2017 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
When the Caregiver Needs Care: How To Admit You Need Tangible Help What happens when the caregiver needs care? Guest blogger Kimberly Drew asks and answers that question in a post that’s hitting close to home as she and her husband care for two daughters with...
by Jolene | May 31, 2017 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
From Chaos to Order in Ten Easy Steps, Part 2 Moving from chaos to order is no easy feat for parents raising kids with special needs. I know that from experience. That experience is what I drew upon for the first post in the series that shared five tips to implement...
