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How Do I Teach my Kids to Interact with People Who Have Disabilities?

How Do I Teach my Kids to Interact with People Who Have Disabilities?

by Jolene | Mar 25, 2024 | How-Tos, Special Needs Ministry, Special Needs Parenting

How Do I Teach my Kids to Interact with People Who Have Disabilities? “How do I teach my kids to interact with people who have disabilities?” The question came during an interview with the hosts of the Music for the Soul podcast. While I composed an answer in my head...
Making an Autumn Sensory Fidget Box

Making an Autumn Sensory Fidget Box

by Mark Arnold | Nov 1, 2023 | Holidays, How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting

Making an Autumn Sensory Fidget Box Making an autumn sensory fidget box is easier than it may sound. Guest blogger Mark Arnold is here with ideas, pictures, and step-by-step guidance to help you and your kids create a delightful activity for this beautiful season of...
4 Ways Disability Families Can Heal after Being Hurt by a Church

4 Ways Disability Families Can Heal after Being Hurt by a Church

by Kristin Faith Evans | Oct 11, 2023 | How-Tos, Special Needs Ministry, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Support, Uncategorized

4 Ways Disability Families Can Heal after Being Hurt by a Church 4 ways disability families can heal after being hurt by a church? What? you may be thinking, only 4? Our family could use at least a gazillion! Trust me when I say that guest blogger Kristin Faith Evans...
Managing Mixed Emotions When Our Kids with Disabilities Go Back to School

Managing Mixed Emotions When Our Kids with Disabilities Go Back to School

by Kristin Faith Evans | Aug 23, 2023 | Grief, How-Tos, School/Education, Special Needs Parenting

Managing Mixed Emotions When Our Kids with Disabilities Go Back to School Managing mixed emotions when our kids with mixed emotions go back to school can be, well, emotional. Guest blogger Kristin Faith Evans is experiencing a wide gambit of those emotions this August...
How Much Is Too Much to Tell Teachers about my Child’s Disability?

How Much Is Too Much to Tell Teachers about my Child’s Disability?

by Maggi Gale | Aug 16, 2023 | How-Tos, School/Education, Special Needs Parenting

How Much Is Too Much to Tell Teachers about my Child’s Disability? How much is too much to tell teachers about my child’s disability? Maggie Gale, today’s guest blogger and mom to a daughter with medical special needs, asked that question at the start of every school...
The Invasion of the Red Dye 40 Brain Snatchers

The Invasion of the Red Dye 40 Brain Snatchers

by Lisa Pelissier | Jul 26, 2023 | Holidays, How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting

The Invasion of the Red Dye 40 Brain Snatchers The invasion of the Red Dye 40 brain snatchers wreaked havoc at Lisa Pelissier’s house not too long ago. In this post, written after she snatched her brain back, she shares how artificial dyes can affect children with...
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Jolene Philo is a published author, speaker, wife, and mother of a son with special needs.

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