by Jolene | Jan 15, 2015 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
How to Create a Realistic Caregiving Routine Are you caring for a new baby, a child with special needs, a spouse with disabilities, or an aging parent? How would you describe your caregiving routine? Stuck in a rut?Anything to get by?Fly by the seat of your pants?One...
by Maggi Gale | Dec 4, 2014 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
Special Needs Acceptance, Not Judgement Special needs acceptance isn’t always easy to come by, as parents of kids with special needs know. Guest blogger Maggi Gale is here to describe her epic fail at offering special needs acceptance to a mother she glimpsed...
by Maggi Gale | Aug 21, 2014 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
Special Needs Hidden Treasures Photo Credit: Stuart Miles at www.freedigitalphotos.net After 13 years in the same place, guest blogger Maggi Gale and her husband are in the midst of an unexpected move. They are sorting through items stored in their loft (called an...
by Kimberly Drew | May 7, 2014 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
Housework + Special Needs = Lower Expectations Photo Credit: varandah at www.freedigitalphotos.net Guest blogger Kimberly Drew recently nursed her family through a bout of stomach flu. She’s here to explain what she learned about maintaining realistic...
by Jolene | Apr 28, 2014 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
7 Unspoken Realities of Special Needs Parenting Photo Credit: imagerymajestic www.freedigitalphotos.net Raising kids with special needs is full of surprising realities. Realities not often shared with other families because parents don’t want to sound whiny or...
by Liz Matheis | Apr 16, 2014 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
A Break for Weary Special Needs Parents Photo Credit: Stuart Miles at www.freedigitalphotos.net Guest blogger Liz Matheis is the parent of three kids ages 7, 5, and 1. She knows what it means to be weary, and today she offers ideas about how parents of kids with...