by Mark Arnold | Nov 28, 2018 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
A Dad’s Perspective Mark Arnold is Different Dream’s guest blogger this week. Please join us in welcoming Mark as he shares a dad’s perspective of parenting a child with special needs. A Dad’s Perspective Yesterday evening, I lay on the bed...
by Jolene | Nov 1, 2018 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
Stop Making Self-Care for Caregivers a Dirty Word Can we please stop making self-care for caregivers a dirty word? I’m talking about the long, negative threads made in response to articles that encourage self-care. Mostly comments from overwhelmed parents of...
by Heather Johnson | Sep 26, 2018 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
I Didn’t Want a Different Dream I didn’t want a different dream. How many of us have uttered those words after a child has been diagnosed with special needs and disabilities. Guest blogger Heather Johnson openly shares how she came to accept and embrace...
by Kimberly Drew | Jul 25, 2018 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
Embracing My Daughter’s Special Needs Sweet Sixteen When her daughter Abbey turned sixteen, Kimberly Drew learned to look at the milestone birthday in a new way. She’s here to explain what her new perspective revealed. Embracing My Daughter’s...
by Amy Felix | Apr 25, 2018 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
Beneath the Surface Is the Precious Gift of Hope When circumstances forced guest blogger Amy Felix to look beneath the surface of her daughter’s autism, she was surprised to discover hope. Perhaps her story will encourage you to find signs of hope beneath the...
by Jolene | Mar 15, 2018 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
Sometimes Caregiving Is Like Dominoes Sometimes caregiving is like dominoes. Touch even the smallest thing and everything begins to fall apart. Our lives were constantly falling apart when our baby was a bundle of complex medical needs. But once his health stabilized...
