I think it’s time we acknowledge the internal emotional experience of a parent of a child with special needs. This is a journey, and there are times when you will feel traumatized or in disbelief with your experience, and times when you...
More There are many, many times I feel I am a substandard mom, and I hold June Cleaver personally responsible. Well, her, Carol Brady, Marion Cunningham, Cliff & Clair Huxtable, Elyse and Steven Keaton and maybe even Marge Simpson.
More Kids with ADHD Are Harder to Parent: Here’s How to Do It BetterSome people say that ADHD is the result of bad parenting. There are even some research studies that come to this same conclusion.
More In my previous life (before I was a special needs mom), I was a social worker. My resume is almost as eclectic as I am and I worked with a large variety of people. Foster care, adoption, child protective services, group homes, palliative, Native...
More The view of special needs children and their parents is not always a pleasant one. The stigma of parents with special needs children often leads to those parents fearing for their reputations, which can result in extreme...
More One of the big challenges that we face as parents of children with special medical needs is dealing with the extra stress and frustration that comes with the territory. When our kids make mistakes, especially around their medical care, it’s so...
More Aligning The Mis-aligned…Understanding your Parenting Style and Aligning yourself as Parents Every person enters into the ever so bumpy journey of parenthood with an idea of what it will be like based on childhood experiences and presently held...
More Successful Transitions: Start Early, Little by Little
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