I’d like to appoligize first. My weeks have been just flying by and I again forgot to get my post posted. Feeling like an airhead right about now! Easter is on my brain today…It’ll be here before I know it. What are your traditions? Do you do anything special for your kids? Have you made…
Category Archives: Day In And Day Out
Which is Worse
I have a podcast I like to listen to. It’s for working mom’s who are “trying to do it all and then some.” The mom’s who run the podcast have two children each. Their kids are about the same age with the oldest being in 2nd or 3rd grade and youngest in kindergarten. Over the…
Just Venting…
For the first time since writing for 5 Minutes for Special Needs I am at a bit of a loss of what to write. Often I know days in advance what I will write, and it becomes a finely crafted piece before I hit publish. Usually at some point on Tuesday inspiration will strike and…
Journaling as Therapy
Parenting a special needs child can be confusing and frustrating. Studies show that people who journal gain a better understanding of themselves and their life struggles. Consider spending a few minutes each day to reflect and then pick up a pen and start writing. You’ll be amazed how it can help.
When she won’t hug Grandma
We flew 8 hours with 4 kids and umpteen bags across the country to visit Grandma. Within 2 minutes they’d already hurt her feelings. It’s always been stressful to balance the expectations of extended family and the needs of my two older girls, adopted as toddlers from foster care. Both their difficult history and their…
Being The Other One
I just finished reading Kate Strohm’s book Being the Other One: Growing Up with a Brother or Sister Who Has Special Needs. When I told a co-worker a couple of years ago about my daughter having special needs, she said “My friend’s sibling had a disability and as soon as she was old enough, she…
The Potty Training Buzz
Potty training is the most common topic of conversation for ALL mothers!
Gourmet baby from the getgo…
Do you cook seperate for someone in the family? Do they have special dietary restrictions or needs? My son has a dairy allergy. I say an allergy because it appears that if we avoid it all together we have a sweeter life. We’ve never had an official test, but doctor’s have said why test you…
Remembering An Inspiration
Today is the start of Autism Awareness Month so I thought it is fitting to see this inspirational young man. Many of you may have seen this video of Eric Duquette before but I think it is worth watching again (and again and again) especially when the pressures and demands of parenting a special needs…
A Rash of Guilt…
So… Last week was pretty much the week from hell for me. Truly. It was the first week of spring term, so I had a crop of new students–with all their issues–who demand my attention constantly, because, you know, that’s what my job is. Or something. Then, Jack was having some major issues. Weird behavioral…