by Jolene | Mar 19, 2013 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
12 Positive Lessons from Raising a Child with Autism 12 positives about raising a child with autism? Really? That’s what I thought when the title appeared on internet special needs group list. The link required investigation, so I gave it a click and ended up at...
by Rebekah Benimoff | Mar 15, 2013 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
Are You Too Tired to Heal? Do special needs care giving demands leave you exhausted? Are you numb with grief? Guest blogger Rebekah Benimoff knows how you feel—too tired to heal, too tired to hope. To Tired to Heal Sometimes it feels as if I am too tired to heal. I...
by Stephanie Ballard | Jan 23, 2013 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
Safe Harbor for Special Needs Parents Safe harbor can be a hard place to find for parents raising kids with special needs. In the poem below, guest blogger Stephanie Ballard describes her search for safety and her gratitude for what she learned along the way. In Need...
by Becky Hallberg | Nov 1, 2012 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
Celebrate Special Needs Victories Celebrate! New guest blogger Becky Hallberg has learned to celebrate special needs victories–even the small ones–as she homeschools her three children, one of whom experiences sensory deficits. Today she introduces DifferentDream.com...
by Jolene | Oct 15, 2012 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
Special Needs Diagnosis: 4 Tips to Stay Positive A special needs diagnosis often throws parents off kilter. No wonder so many DifferentDream.com posts deal with the issue. Here are just a few: After the Diagnosis: Who to Tell and What to Say Melissa Gamble’s...
by Jolene | Sep 20, 2012 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
Julie Keon’s Advice for Parents, Part 2 Julie Keon, author of the essay, What I Would Tell You, is back today. In yesterday’s post you learned Tim and Julie Keon’s special needs parenting story. Today, she explains how life changed after the essay...
