by Jolene | Jul 5, 2018 | Encouragement, Special Needs Parenting
9 Characteristics of Parents Raising Kids with Special Needs At the beginning of June, I spent a long weekend at camp with 40 sets of parents, their kids with special needs, and their typically-developing children, too. During 3 days of observing and interacting with...
by Trish Shaeffer | Jun 21, 2018 | Holidays, Special Needs Parenting
Sensory Friendly Fourth of July Tips Sensory friendly Fourth of July tips seem like a tall order to fill. But they are par for the course for Trish Shaeffer, mom of 3 boys with special needs and sensory issues. Today, she shares her best sensory friends Fourth of July...
by Jolene | Jun 20, 2018 | Advocacy, Special Needs Parenting
When Universal Design Fits into God’s Design Universal design became part of my life in 1965, the year my parents moved into the only house designed for someone in a wheelchair in our small town of 8,500 people. Because of it’s universal design, Dad could...
by Jolene | May 31, 2018 | School/Education, Special Needs Parenting
Stat Buddies: An Inclusive Teaching Strategy Comes to an End “Stat Buddies is being phased out at the end of the year,” a former teaching colleague said in a text. “Would you like to come for the final session?” “I’ll be...
by Jolene | May 25, 2018 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
Sometimes a Mom Needs to be Mothered “I’ve got a sinus infection,” I texted the friend who was picking me up at an unfamiliar airport in an unfamiliar town. “Do you have any antibiotics?” “We’ve got your back,” she...
by Jolene | May 17, 2018 | School/Education, Special Needs Parenting
Academic Support Center for Students with Learning Differences at Notre Dame The Academic Support Center at Notre Dame College is amazing. I’m not saying that because my friend and co-author Katie Wetherbee works there. I’m saying it because of...
