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What’s Working on Your ADHD Journey?

What’s Working on Your ADHD Journey?

by Lisa Pelissier | Nov 6, 2024 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting

What’s Working on Your ADHD Journey? What’s working on your ADHD journey? When guest blogger Lisa Pelissier began asking that question instead of stewing about what was going wrong, she and her daughter grew closer to each other. In this post Lisa describes what’s...
Enjoying the Holidays with a Food Allergy

Enjoying the Holidays with a Food Allergy

by Jolene | Oct 28, 2024 | Holidays, Special Needs Parenting

Enjoying the Holidays with a Food Allergy Enjoying the holidays with a food allergy sounds like an oxymoron, doesn’t it? After all, eating together is an integral component of the holiday season. I looked forward to making our traditional holiday foods until I was...
God’s Plans for our Children are Like a Puzzle

God’s Plans for our Children are Like a Puzzle

by Sandy Ramsey-Trayvick | Oct 16, 2024 | Encouragement, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Support

God’s Plans for our Children are Like a Puzzle God’s plans for our children are like a puzzle larger than any Sandy Ramsey-Trayvick has ever completed. In today’s post she describes how putting together jigsaw puzzles had shown her to trust in God’s plans for her...
Middle-Grade Fiction about Kids with Special Needs

Middle-Grade Fiction about Kids with Special Needs

by Lisa Pelissier | Oct 9, 2024 | Books and Resources, Special Needs Parenting

Middle-Grade Fiction about Kids with Special Needs Middle-grade fiction about kids with special needs is gaining traction in the writing world, though the stories tend to focus on conditions that can be seen and easily identified. In this post, guest blogger and book...
God’s Power Is More than Sufficient to Answer our Prayers

God’s Power Is More than Sufficient to Answer our Prayers

by Mark Arnold | Oct 2, 2024 | Encouragement, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Support

God’s Power Is More than Sufficient to Answer our Prayers God’s power is more than sufficient to answer our prayers. As Christ-followers, we know that. What we don’t know is how he will do it. Guest blogger Mark Arnold is here with a story about how his prayer was...
Emotions Are Information: A New Way to View and Interpret Big Feelings

Emotions Are Information: A New Way to View and Interpret Big Feelings

by Jolene | Sep 23, 2024 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Support

Emotions Are Information: A New Way to View and Interpret Big Feelings Emotions are information. I was astounded when Margaret Vasquez, the therapist conducting a virtual workshop for parents about trauma-proofing kids, made that statement. Ever since her August...
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Jolene Philo is a published author, speaker, wife, and mother of a son with special needs.

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