by Jolene | Sep 19, 2012 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
Julie Keon’s Advice for Parents, Part 1 Julie Keon is the author of What I Would Tell You, an essay she wrote for parents new to the world of special needs. The essay went viral, so Julie created a blog, www.whatiwouldtellyou.com, to reach out those touched by...
by Kathy Guzzo | Sep 13, 2012 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
Support for Parents of Adults with Special Needs, Pt. 1 Parents of kids with special needs, even when those children become adults, need support from friends and family. Kathy Guzzo, guest blogger and parent of an adult child who lives with lupus, is here today and...
by Kathy Guzzo | Aug 9, 2012 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
Survivor Guilt and Parents of Kids with Special Needs, Pt. 2 Yesterday, guest blogger Kathy Guzzo defined it and described her experiences with it in Part 1 of Survivor Guilt and Parents of Kids with Special Needs. Today in Part 2, she explains the negative effects of...
by Kathy Guzzo | Aug 8, 2012 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
Survivor Guilt and Parents of Kids with Special Needs, Pt. 1 Survivor guilt. I first experienced it when we walked out of NICU with our baby son. He’d made a textbook perfect recovery, unlike other babies in the unit whose prognosis was grim. Guest blogger Kathy...
by Jolene | Jul 17, 2012 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
Okay, moms of kids with special needs, do you sense a disconnect between what you need from your friends and what your friends think you need? Then you are going to love guest blogger Gillian Marchenko’s post today. You may think she’s been spying...
by Jolene | Jun 29, 2012 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
One year ago today Julie Keon first published What I Would Tell You. Her moving essay is directed to a mom she saw in the waiting room at the doctor’s office. The mom of an infant with special needs. A mom in the same position Julie had been in 7 1/2 years...
