by Jolene | Feb 22, 2016 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
Eight Ways to Make Therapy Fun For two and half months last fall, I felt like a prisoner wearing a ball and chain. Not on my foot, but on my left hand. Not a ball made of iron, but of therapy appointments two or three times a week as well as hand and thumb exercises...
by Kathy Guzzo | Oct 7, 2015 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
Special Needs Sharing: Caring or Complaining? How do you respond when a good friend who knows about your caregiving duties asks, “How are you doing?” Do you tell the truth, or do you hold back for fear of being branded a complainer? In today’s post,...
by Kimberly Drew | Jul 16, 2015 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
Special Needs Grandparenting: The First Word Is Never the Last Word Thanks for stopping by DifferentDream.com for the next installment of our series about special needs grandparenting. Guest blogger Kimberly Drew is here to share some lessons her mother has learned as...
by Kimberly Drew | Mar 4, 2015 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
4 Things to Say to Parents of Kids with Special Needs Again and Again Abbey, Kimberly’s amazing daughter Guest blogger, Kimberly Drew and her family spent the last several months dealing with health issues and a complicated move to a new house. But today,...
by Lorna Bradley | Oct 9, 2014 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
Beauty in the Broken Places of Special Needs Parenting By Daderot via Wikimedia Commons I’m so pleased to introduce you to my new friend, Lorna Bradley. She’s the mother of an adult son with Asperger syndrome. She’s learned to look for beauty in the...