by Heather Braucher | Sep 7, 2022 | Encouragement, Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
We Are FOR Parents and Children We are for parents and children with special needs and disabilities here at Different Dream. Therefore, I am delighted to introduce you to new guest blogger Heather Braucher. Today she begins her five part I Am FOR You series. In it...
by Lisa Pelissier | Aug 31, 2022 | Special Needs Parenting
Is Medicating Mental Illness the Best Plan? Is medicating mental illness the best plan? This important question often feels like the elephant in the room. In today’s post, guest blogger Lisa Pelissier discusses both sides of an issue concerning to many parents raising...
by Jolene | Aug 22, 2022 | Encouragement, Grief, Special Needs Parenting
What Will Go Wrong Next? What will go wrong next? When our family gathers around the dinner table each evening this summer, that question pops up at some point in every conversation. Here’s why we keep asking it: In June I went to the doctor with throbbing...
by Mark Arnold | Aug 17, 2022 | Holidays, How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
10 Tips for a Successful Special Needs Vacation Mark Arnold’s guest post offers 10 tips for a successful special needs vacation. He and his family tested them this summer for you to use whenever you and yours are able to get away. So, what do we need to do to prepare...
by Jolene | Aug 10, 2022 | Encouragement, How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
My 4 Tips for Surviving a Special Needs Train Wreck My 4 tips for surviving a special needs train wreck became part of my life decades ago. Our son, who’d had major corrective surgery at birth, was thriving. Or so we thought. Then he pulled away one night while I...
by Jolene | Jul 25, 2022 | In Children, PTSD, Special Needs Parenting
How Can I Make You Feel Safe? How can I make you feel safe? This question runs through my mind every time I enter the room in the long-term care facility where my mother lives. When I walk through her door today she is asleep in her recliner, her body listing to the...
