by Trish Shaeffer | Oct 30, 2019 | Advocacy
What Disability Means for My Warrior Son, Part 1 What disability means for our children with special needs is something our kids wrestle with as they grow. As parents, we must anticipate what our children will face and prepare to support them. In the first post in her...
by Joe and Cindi Ferrini | Oct 24, 2019 | Books and Resources, Special Needs Parenting
For Better, For Worse in Special Needs Parenting For better, for worse. Today’s guest bloggers, Joe and Cindi Ferrini, have been learning what those words mean for their family for more than 4 decades. In their new book, Love All-Ways: Embracing Marriage...
by Karen Jackson | Oct 16, 2019 | Self-Care and Stress
When We Think We’re Invincible In the wake of an incredibly stressful year, one that almost broke me, I had to learn that I am not invincible…not even close. The challenge began year ago last August. Our daughter’s in-home caregiver (our daughter is 22 and has...
by Liz Matheis | Oct 10, 2019 | Self-Care and Stress
Preventing Burn Out While Parenting a Child with Special Needs Preventing burn out while parenting a child with special needs is crucial for both parent and child. Dr. Liz Matheis, today’s guest blogger, shares 2 strategies caregiving parents can implement to...
by Shelly Roberts | Oct 3, 2019 | How-Tos
Caregiving Parents Need Friends Who Do These 3 Things Caregiving parents need friends. As guest blogger and caregiving mom Shelly Roberts knows, parents raising children affected by disability need friends willing to foster those friendships in unique ways. See if you...
by Jolene | Sep 30, 2019 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
When Life Doesn’t Go As Planned When life doesn’t go as planned, I usually react in one of two ways. Either with equanimity and grace because I’m with people I want to impress. Or with grumbling and complaints because I’m with my family, and...
