During the COVID-19 pandemic, we asked parents of children with disabilities and special health care needs to share their tips and stories about caring for their children during difficult times.
Categories: Insurance & Financial Help, Family Support
To be there for our children during a public crisis, disaster or another emergency, we must first take care of our mental health. As parents of children with disabilities and special health care needs, we are used to finding creative, everyday solutions to our children’s challenges. But what about our own?
Categories: Family Support
Many children with disabilities and special health care needs can have a hard time dealing with big changes in their lives. This is especially true in a public health crisis, natural disaster or other emergencies.
Categories: Family Support
My son is 7-years-old and still drinks from a bottle. We didn’t plan this, and we have tried to work around it. But the bottle gives him the flow control he needs to digest liquids properly.
Categories: Diagnosis & Health Care, Family Support
Sometimes we all need to vent, even your little one’s G-tube.
Categories: Diagnosis & Health Care
Hugging is a topic that comes up over and over again in the world of disability and special education.
Categories: Family Support
Somedays there isn’t enough time to learn a new way of life!
Categories: Family Support, Transition to Adulthood
Here is the story of how I have struggled with the process of guardianship.
Categories: Family Support
I wonder if my son knows how amazing we think he is? I need to do more to make sure he does.
Categories: Family Support
Our children’s mental health can be overlooked. As a parent, we must advocate for their physical and mental health.
Categories: Family Support