Written on
March 19, 2011 by
Tammie
A Cowboy Needs a Horse Johnny lives in a big city, but has everything a cowboy could want (Everything, everything) He has a place to pan for gold (Panning, panning) And he has time to shoot a buffalo everyday (Shooting, shooting) And every night, he dreams he’s a cowboy riding the rangeFinally found the words…
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Cerebral Palsy,
Day In And Day Out,
Dealing With Public Perceptions,
Education,
Family Life,
Fine Motor,
Grandparents,
Gross Motor,
Homeschool,
Laughing Through The Tears,
Learning Disabilities,
Medications and Treatment Options,
Occupational Therapy,
Physical Therapy,
Sensory Processing Dysfunction,
Skill Development,
Stress Relief,
Therapy
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Written on
March 13, 2011 by
Suzanne
It’s a typical school day morning, and I am in the kitchen double checking Zoe’s lunch bag, snack bag, toiletry bag- loading her backpack . I glance up, over the kitchen counter, just in time to see Zoe, who is hovering nearby in her walker. She is smiling and elaborately shaking her groove thing to…
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Written on
March 8, 2011 by
Laurie
Raise your hand if you love to wait! Yeah, me neither. We spend lots of time waiting as parents with special needs kids. Waiting for things like doctor’s visits, referrals, our children’s therapies to take, results of the last lab work-up… For the past week we’ve been waiting with one of our daughters – waiting…
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Written on
March 5, 2011 by
Tammie
We have been part of the “Ick” people. We try SO hard not to get anything. To not be exposed to any others that are sick, have been sick recently, or that have been exposed to sick. I know impossible. But we really do try to stay germ free. Then it HIT and it didn’t…
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“We’re going to meet teacher Susan*, Sweetie. Mommy needs you to show her what you know. Do your very best okay?” “Okay?” So many people had told me to stop worrying, “She’s fine…Why are you doing this?” that I walked into the assessment feeling a bit paranoid. It didn’t help that we arrived on the…
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Written on
March 1, 2011 by
Laurie
My husband jokes that it takes a military-grade logistics team to plan date nights or get together mid-day for lunch with a friend! That’s not far from the truth. One of the hardest parts of raising kids with special needs is the isolation. It’s just really, really hard to maintain close friendships when life is…
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Written on
February 25, 2011 by
MarjH
I’ve never been one to sugar coat it. Autism in our life brings out the good, the bad and the ugly. Sometimes we see good more than bad, sometimes we see ugly more than good. But it’s all there. Sometimes our life is fabulous. And sometimes it’s a real drag. This week has been one…
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Written on
February 22, 2011 by
Laurie
“Those who never make mistakes lose a great many chances to learn something” – Unknown What a great truth for a parent! No matter how many times I make mistakes, however, I still get frustrated with myself or the ensuing circumstance. Raising special needs kids provides lots of opportunities to make mistakes – in therapies,…
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Written on
February 11, 2011 by
MarjH
How do you deal with stress? It’s obvious that most parents of kids with special needs deal with more stress than the average parent. But how you deal with it can make all the difference in the world. Internalizing it? BAD. Finding a healthy way to release it? GOOD. How do I deal with stress?…
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Written on
February 1, 2011 by
Laurie
I stood there, my feet covered with soap and spit, thinking, Please, God, let this all be worth it someday. My crying, wounded-puppy-eyes kid spit the frothy contents at me because I washed out her mouth for saying “stupid” and “I hate you” to her sister. I constantly tell my kids they can’t just say…
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