by Steve Harris | Sep 18, 2024 | Encouragement, Special Needs Parenting
We’re Proud of our Kids with Special Needs! We’re proud of our kids with special needs, right? Guest blogger Steve Harris is proud of his two sons with disabilities. In today’s post he explains why he believes parents of kids with special needs and disabilities often...
by Steve Siler | Sep 11, 2024 | Encouragement, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Support
A Song for Encouragement Encouraging families impacted by disabilities is one reason this blog exists. Since 2008, Different Dream has published hundreds of articles to encourage and equip parents caring for children with special needs. Today’s post provides...
by Heather Braucher | Sep 4, 2024 | Encouragement, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Support
When Pets, Bracelets, and Autism Come Together When pets, bracelets, and autism come together, good things happen. In today’s post, guest blogger Heather Braucher explains how her family experienced the convergence of those three things in a truly remarkable and...
by Jolene | Aug 26, 2024 | Encouragement, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Support
Did I Trust God’s Plan for the Life of My Child with Disabilities? Did I trust God’s plan for the life of my child with disabilities? That’s a question I’ve been mulling over since our South Dakota camping vacation ended with a surprising twist. The twist being that...
by Kristin Faith Evans | Aug 21, 2024 | Encouragement, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Support
Two Coping Skills for Families with Disabilities Kristin Faith Evans understands first-hand the stresses of special needs parenting. In this post, she explains coping strategies she’s used to keep her focused and calm in the middle of the storms of life. Soon after my...
by Lisa Pelissier | Aug 7, 2024 | School/Education, Special Needs Parenting
Special Needs Homeschooling: The Ups and Downs Special needs homeschooling is full of ups…and downs. Guest blogger Lisa Pelissier knows this from experience. In this post she describes her adventures in homeschooling, which began long before she discovered she had...