by Jolene | Jan 16, 2019 | Books and Resources, Special Needs Parenting
Wisdom Shared by EA/TEF Parents: 9 Years of Stories and Strategies Wisdom shared by EA/TEF parents is a cornerstone at Different Dream since 2011 when it first dedicated most of every January to EA/TEF Awareness Month. Each year, moms and dads volunteer to share their...
by Jolene | Jan 10, 2019 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
Something Is Wrong with Your Baby: 5 Things I Wish I’d Known Something is wrong with your baby. I remember, as though it happened yesterday and not in 1982, the day our doctor sat down beside my hospital bed and uttered those words. Something is wrong with your...
by Sharon Cargin | Dec 26, 2018 | Holidays, Special Needs Parenting
God Surprises God surprises are on guest blogger Sharon Cargin’s mind this Christmas season. In today’s post she reflects on the God surprises she experienced after the birth of her son, many of which are similar to what Mary experienced. God Surprises...
by Jolene | Dec 24, 2018 | Holidays, Special Needs Parenting
We’re Having Some Christmas “Grammy Jo, are we having some Christmas today?” The three and a half-year-old who lives at our house first asked this question about a week after Halloween. None of the adults in the household fully understood what he was asking...
by Mark Arnold | Dec 20, 2018 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
Laughter and How It Heals Us Laughter is a gift frequently given to Mark Arnold by his son James. Though he is mostly non-verbal, James’ laughter is healing balm for his parents, something Mark has come to appreciate more with each passing year. Laughter and How...
by Jolene | Dec 19, 2018 | Advocacy, Special Needs Parenting
When You Don’t Have Anything Good to Say Whenever I got snarky as a kid, my mother had this habit of staring straight at me and saying, “If you don’t have anything good to say, don’t say anything at all.” Her words came to mind as I read...
