Comments are now closed. Note: This is a compensated (Parker received his Sand and Water Transportation Station for free) review and giveaway from Step2. It was a warm summer’s morning. Parker had been signing “outside” since he woke up, hours before. Finally, after the medications, the morning therapies, bath time, trach change and breakfast, it…
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I am the mother of 5 wonderful kids. My youngest, Parker, is a medically fragile blessing with Down's Syndrome. I am @ParkerMama on Twitter.
Step2 Is Making Parker’s Summer Shine Brighter: A Review And Giveaway
Written on June 27, 2009 by Tammy and Parker
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I Have A Voice. I Have Potential. I Am Just Like You
Written on June 11, 2009 by Tammy and Parker
This will be the best 5 minutes of your day. I promise. I’d like to add one more beautiful, brave and amazing face to the beauty seen above : Parker Reed Hodson 11.19.04 Feel free to share a link to YOUR face of beauty and potential. It doesn’t have be the face of a child…
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Assistive Technology: Transporters DVD Brings Faces and Feelings
Written on June 6, 2009 by Tammy and Parker
Written by Lon The Transporters DVD is a fun and effective way to build understanding about emotions. I showed it to 3 first grade children who were glued to the screen the entire time! Each episode has a short quiz that asks students to pick which of two faces from the story was mad, sad,…
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Around the Blogosphere: Special Needs Edition
Written on May 17, 2009 by Tammy and Parker
We are rolling out a brand new feature here at 5 Minutes For Special Needs! Welcome to Around the Blogosphere: Special Needs Edition (This space reserved for really cool ATB:SNE button. As soon as we get one made. ahem. Anybody want to make us one? ) This is the place to link up all the…
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SEW: Feeling Better
Written on May 13, 2009 by Tammy and Parker
(This is a quick fill in for Tiff and Ivy, who hopefully will be back next week.) After a week of using his pillow to lay his fevered head on, our Brave Hero is finally feeling better. Mom can finally exhale. And maybe get some sleep. Come and join in the fun at Special Exposure…
Kayleigh Needs Our Prayers NOW
Written on May 1, 2009 by Tammy and Parker
I’m hoping that Michelle will forgive me for posting on top of her, but this is an emergency: One of our new writers, Adam, who blogs about his beautiful daughter Kayleigh at Kayleigh’s Story: One Pound Blessing is is need of our prayers. Kayleigh has been through the wringer. Her sweet family has stood by…
And The Winners Are…..
Written on April 12, 2009 by Tammy and Parker
I LOVE announcing winners! It totally makes my day! The One Step Ahead winner is: #5 Maddy! The FuzziBunz winner is: #35 Carey, from Dream Big! I want to thank everyone for entering. And I especially want to thank the Random Generator for choosing the winners. Cause if it were up to me I’d simply…
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Able Play Toys at One Step Ahead!
Written on April 4, 2009 by Tammy and Parker
Psssst: Got Grandparents and friends who want to purchase just the right toy for your child? You are going to want them to read this review. Just a friendly heads up! Lake Bluff, IL – All kids love new, cool, fun toys, and that includes kids with disabilities. But it’s not always easy to find,…
Conversations Without Words
Written on April 1, 2009 by Tammy and Parker
Dear Parker, Today was quite the day for you. You started learning how to climb up the stairs. It was hard work. You were a such trooper too. Right until you had had enough and let us know it by looking your PT straight in the eye and waving ‘Bye-Bye’. Which actually translated into “Don’t…
A FuzziBunz Cloth Diaper Giveaway!
Written on March 28, 2009 by Tammy and Parker
This contest is now closed! For the last few years Parker has been rocking it in cloth. Cloth diapers that is. With all of our medical expenses I went looking for ways to economize and started researching cloth diapers. Parker goes through a lot of diaper changes. It isn’t unusual for us to go through…
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