My family is approaching what we call "birthday season" since we'll celebrate three birthdays within one month! Does your family have a series of birthdays grouped together too? If so, you can relate! While it's a fun time of year for us, it also means that I'm spending considerable time shopping for gifts. Luckily, my children all have the same thing at the top of their list: … [Read more...] about Pop Style Fidget Toys
Special Needs
Advice for Parents of Special Needs Kids
Being a parent is an overwhelming and thankless job. Parenting a child with special needs brings an entirely different set of challenges and successes. It is easy to feel alone and inadequate. It is difficult to admit that you cannot control everything. Let’s be honest: It is difficult to admit that as a parent of a child with special needs, you can control very little. The ups … [Read more...] about Advice for Parents of Special Needs Kids
Special Needs Tips for Parents
There is nothing more exciting than finding out you are going to be a parent. You play out in your mind what life will be like with your little bundle of joy. You look forward to all of the major milestones and the memories you will create together. You wonder what your child will grow up to do. You might even imagine your child having his own children. When we first … [Read more...] about Special Needs Tips for Parents
Special Needs Bike Camp
Our daughter has wanted to ride a bike since she was very young. We have spent years (and lots of money) trying to teach her. A variety of different bikes have been attempted, but nothing has worked. We even bought her an adult bike and tried training wheels—with no success. Our boys all love to ride their bikes, and I have the dream of all of us riding our bikes together … [Read more...] about Special Needs Bike Camp
Empowering Yourself for the IEP Special Education Battle
When our daughter was in early intervention, several of her therapists spoke very candidly with me about what would happen when our daughter transitioned from an IFSP (see previous article here) to an IEP (individualized education plan). They told me I'd need to be ready for "the fight of my life". I was warned about how difficult it would be to get the school district (any … [Read more...] about Empowering Yourself for the IEP Special Education Battle