by Kathy Guzzo | Mar 13, 2015 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
3 Ways to Focus on the Future as Special Needs Parents Guest blogger Kathy Guzzo is back after a season of dealing with health issues. Today, she’s glad to announce that not only is her health better, but also her adult daughter’s health is improving, too....
by Jolene | Mar 11, 2015 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
5 Tips for Using Power of Attorney In a previous post I explained why my life felt like juggling with knives from December through mid-February. Along with juggling the details concerning Mom’s finances, insurance reimbursement, and helping her adjust to a new...
by Jolene | Mar 9, 2015 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
Grandparenting Kids with Special Needs: 7 Ways to Connect A little more than 2 years ago, my husband and I became grandparents. He, and now his new baby sister, live 4 1/2 long, long hours away. Ever since our first grandchild was born, I’ve fought the urge to...
by Jolene | Feb 26, 2015 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
5 Ways to Recover from Caregiving Chaos Two days before Thanksgiving of 2014, my life descended into caregiver chaos. Not because of a kid with special needs. But because of an aging parent with special needs. My mom, to be specific. Who came to stay with us until the...
by Anna Rodriguez | Feb 12, 2015 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
4 Indoor Activities for Kids with Special Needs Photo courtesy of David Goehring via Flickr, Creative Commons February. The month of love, presidential trivia, and cabin fever. With kids on a sugar high. Throw in some bad weather, and parents are searching for...
by Philip Masterson | Nov 5, 2014 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
Sensory Sensitivity & Kids: How Can They Cope? Photo courtesy of hepingting via Flickr, Creative Commons Guest blogger Philip Masterson and his wife are first time parents of an amazing little boy. In this post, Philip describes how they have addressed the...