We are a mobile society. But with ever-increasing air travel security post 9/11, we no longer take travel for granted. Every passenger must pack luggage according to strict rules. We all endure the perils of personal screening. But what if you are traveling with a special needs child. Here are some resources that may help.
10 Basic Tips for Regaining Post-Holiday Happiness
The holidays can be challenging for just about everyone as fatigue from busy schedules, the strain of holiday spending and challenges due to family discord are faced. For many, after the gifts are opened and the parties have ended, the post-holiday let down is just beginning. As a result, Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh, PhD, BCBA-D, a…
Underestimating Our Children’s Awareness?
Do we underestimate our kids or are we spot on? This question has been floating around my head; though it’s not the first time I’ve had floating thoughts, nor the first time this one has made its rounds, it is at the forefront today. After our wedding fiasco (said lovingly and lightly), we had theories…
When it feels we’re living on a tightrope… (With book giveaway!)
Imagine walking on a tightrope strung between the tops of the Twin Towers in New York, a quarter-mile high in the air. A French street performer, Felippe Petit, did just that in August, 1974. He’d watched the towers be built, and decided the space between them would be perfect for a tightrope walk. He’d already…
Sometimes I Want a Pity Party
I don’t usually want pity. I love my family. I have a great life. There is really no reason for you to pity me. Except. Sometimes when I’m having a bad day, I would really like your pity. I would. Like when I took the kids to Kohl’s for a quick return and Olivia is…
Is That A Banana In your pocket?
Perhaps you were one of the “lucky” ones growing up and didn’t actually watch the absolutely ridiculous movie It’s Pat. Consider yourself lucky, it was one of the stupidest movies I’ve ever seen!! (Or the Sex in the City episode where Samantha uses a vibrator to soothe Miranda’s baby?) What does the title of my…
New Year’s Resolutions
It’s that time of year again! I am making resolutions, as I always do. I try to make my resolutions small and manageable. One year, I stopped buying magazines for 12 months. I had plenty passed along to me and I borrowed them from the library. The good news is that I accomplished my goal…
How Far She’s Come
As special needs parents our calendars quickly fill up with therapies and appointments. In between we may be finding time for other children, our spouses, jobs, and running a household. Among the day-to-day we may lose sight of the big accomplishments and how far we’ve progressed in a relatively short period of time. I know…
Resolution: Don’t Give Your Power to Others
Like Santa, I know my children! I see them when they’re sleeping. I know when they’re awake. I know when they’ve been bad or good and I teach them to be good for goodness sake! So why… WHY, when a nasty, mean-spirited coward rolls down her car window as we exit the store where my children behaved…
First
So here we are on the brink of a new begining. It’s the First of the New Year…it’s a time of reflections of the past and we think about the future. Some may make goals of changes of what could be their firsts for the future. I’d like to reflect a little on the “Firsts” that we…