by Trish Shaeffer | Mar 14, 2018 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
How to Talk to Children About Their Disabilities Guest blogger Trish Shaeffer is at Different Dream to explain how to talk to children about their disabilities. Her ideas have been field tested on her own boys with whom she says she’s “100% honest so...
by Amy Felix | Dec 21, 2017 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
Unqualified for Special Needs Motherhood Different Dream is happy to welcome Amy Felix into its guest blogger fold. Like many of us, she feels unqualified for special needs motherhood. And yet as mom to 4 kids, 3 of whom have special needs, she’s come to grips...
by Todd Sensing | Aug 16, 2017 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
5 Tips to Prevent Isolation in Special Needs Parents Isolation in special needs parents is a reality many of us deal with on a daily basis, including today’s guest blogger, Todd Sensing. Today he’s at Different Dream with 5 tips he uses to prevent...
by Karen Jackson | Jul 6, 2017 | Advocacy, Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
Accepting Help and Letting Go: The Dilemma of a Special Needs Parent Accepting help and letting go are hard pills for parents of kids with special needs to swallow. As her daughter nears her 20th birthday, guest blogger Karen Jackson reflects upon what she’s...
by Ruth Stieff | Nov 16, 2016 | Books and Resources, Special Needs Parenting
Emotional Control Via the Amazing Five Point Scale Please welcome guest blogger Ruth Stieff back to Different Dream. Ruth is an ABA therapist and the owner of One Piece LLC. She and her husband are the parents of a young adult son who lives with autism. Today...