by Sheri Dacon | Jun 8, 2016 | In Parents, PTSD
Special Needs Parenting Stress and Medication Thank you for stopping by Different Dream today. June is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month, and almost every Different Dream post in June deals with some aspect of this pervasive mental illness. Today,...
by Stephanie Ballard | May 4, 2016 | Holidays, Special Needs Parenting
The Heart of a Special Needs Mother Mother’s Day will be here in a few days. In honor of the day, Different Dream guest blogger Stephanie Ballard, mother of a child with significant special needs, is with us. She’s written a poem sharing the heart of a...
by Kimberly Drew | Apr 27, 2016 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
The True Cost of Special Needs Motherhood Guest blogger Kimberly Drew and her family recently welcomed a new daughter into their family. Her arrival caused Kimberly to calculate the true cost of special needs motherhood. Read on to learn her answer. The True Cost of...
by Scott Newport | Mar 2, 2016 | Grief, Spiritual Support
Treasures Wrapped around Friendship and Grief Guest blogger Scott Newport shares a story of a shoe box of childhood memories that reveal treasures made more precious by friendship and grief. His grief over the loss of his son. His friend’s grief over the loss of...
by Kimberly Drew | Feb 24, 2016 | Advocacy, Special Needs Parenting
Adopting a Child with Special Needs Guest blogger Kimberly Drew and her husband are adopting a child with special needs. This baby girl will be their second child who lives with disabilities. Today Kimberly shares what she’s learned about what kids with special...
