My husband is an elementary school administrator. I’m a former teacher. Though we have always been supportive of those who homeschool, we never thought we would be educating one of our children at home. Parker doesn’t look like it, but he will be four in a few months. All 23 pounds of him. With his…
Monthly Archives: July 2008
What’s so special about a hyper quirky kid?
I was honored to be asked to share in this blog but after reading the other member’s bios about their children’s special needs qualifications I suddenly wasn’t so sure that I belonged here. My child doesn’t have a life threatening illness, major medical problems, or a birth defect. From the outside looking in we appear…
Getting to Know Trish
When I was approached about being involved with a new website called 5 Minutes for Special Needs, I was excited and a bit nervous. Now that the time has come for us to put ourselves out there, I am extremely excited and even more terrified nervous! So who am I and what brings me here?…
5 Minutes for Special Needs Books with Jennifer Graf Groneberg
Welcome to 5 Minutes for Special Needs Books, a place for readers to talk about special needs titles! This week’s book is More Than a Mom: Living a Full and Balanced Life When Your Child has Special Needs. Designed to answer any of the many questions moms may have about how to better live their…
Allow Me to Introduce Myself
Since this is my first post on the brand new 5 Minutes for Special Needs site, I thought I’d take this opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Melinda; I’m thirty *cough, cough* years old, and I’m a wife, mother of two, college student, blogger, and flamenco dancer. Originally from New York City, I now…
Special Needs or Individual Needs?
Can you bring up every child in exactly the same way? Highly unlikely. And even if you could, would they all develop in the exactly the same way? Of course not. My daughter, Meg, is a unique combination of her genes and her environment. She is like people with long, straight, blond hair and unlike…
Welcome To The Club
Soon after my son Parker was born, my friend, also a mother of a child with Down Syndrome, called to congratulate me. “Welcome to the club!”, she exclaimed. “You’re gonna love it!” “Uh”…..I astutely replied, “Come again?” This wasn’t the first time I had been on the receiving end of such a sentiment. Another friend…