Read MoreBut if you spend your life mourning the fact that you didn’t get to Italy, you may never be free to enjoy the very special, the very lovely things about Holland.
Many times as parents and caregivers we don’t give ourselves the grace to admit how much life is weighing on us. We keep going because keeping going is all we can do.
I guess if I could ask for anything for our kids with special needs, it’d be that everyone would see them the way us parents do.
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It’s always good to help our kids explore and engage with others, for some families this includes going Trick or Treating. So how can we help our kids understand that masks aren’t real, the spooky things are toys and that you get candy in the end? Here are few things that may help.
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It’s that time of the year for many of us... Back to School Time!
Whether we’re teachers or parents, we are gathering up pens, pencils, glue sticks, etc. You know all those fun school supplies. But if you’re a special needs parent there’s more than the school supplies to prepare for.
So many times as a special needs parent we want to hear our child’s voice. What will it sound like? What will they say? But after waiting so many years to hear our daughter’s voice, I realized this momma wanted more. I want to “hear” what she wants to tell me! I want to hear what color of popsicle she wants. I want to hear her tell me she wants to go somewhere and oh my goodness, I want to hear her say “I Love You!”.
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