by Ellen Stumbo | Oct 30, 2012 | Advocacy, Special Needs Parenting
Down Syndrome: A Teacher of Life Down Syndrome Awareness Month will soon come to a close. But not before guest blogger Ellen Stumbo shares what she’s learned from her daughter who lives with Down syndrome. My Teacher of Life My daughter has Down syndrome. She is...
by Ellen Stumbo | Oct 16, 2012 | Advocacy, Special Needs Parenting
Communication with My Daughter Who Has Down Syndrome Communication with children who have special needs often requires creativity and flexibility. Today, guest blogger Ellen Stumbo describes the struggles and hopes she has with her daughter Nichole who lives with Down...
by Jolene | Aug 17, 2012 | School/Education, Special Needs Parenting
A meet the teacher pre-meeting can be an excellent way to ease the anxiety a child with special needs experiences before the start of a new school year. Guest blogger, Ellen Stumbo, offers some useful advice about how to arrange such a meeting, what points to cover,...
by Jolene | Jul 31, 2012 | Advocacy, Special Needs Parenting
Who’s the adaptive swimming lessons queen of the waves in guest blogger Ellen Stumbo’s town? Her daughter Nicole, of course. Today, Ellen describes what she learned during the first day of her daughter’s swimming lessons for kids with special needs....
by Jolene | Mar 21, 2012 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
March 21 is Down Syndrome Awareness Day. In honor of the occasion, guest blogger Ellen Stumbo shares a post about how Down syndrome has made her more aware of the love her daughters have for one another. So Full of Love: Siblings and Down Syndrome “Mom, sometimes,...