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Navigate Life Texas: Resources for kids with disabilities and special needs
Navigate Life Texas: Resources for kids with disabilities and special needs
As parents of a child with special health care needs, we often must learn little tricks to get things done. Some of these may seem obvious and some not, but they can be total game changers. Here are some tricks one parent has learned along the way.
Categories: Diagnosis & Health Care, Family Support
What is normal? Should we all strive to be normal or is normal overrated? Is your normal and my normal the same? This word causes so much stress in many of our lives. But when you really break it down, it’s almost laughable at how little this word even matters.
Categories: Family Support
Sometimes we have to decide that “no” is not the final answer. When our child is involved, sometimes you have to push a little bit harder to understand if “no” really means no!
Categories: Family Support
Sometimes the simple act of sharing your story with another parent can help in ways that you may not ever know.
Categories: Family Support
A boy finally discovers his way of helping.
Categories: Family Support
There are many well-meaning folks who try to help when you have a child with a disability. It is important to find out what kind of support you really need. Here is one parent’s story.
Categories: Family Support
Many schools support inclusion. But it’s up to parents to make it happen.
Categories: Education & Schools
A little patience and kindness can make all the difference.
Categories: Family Support
My son has many needs due to his disability. So we have lots of traffic in and out of our house. It is all needed, but sometimes so is having quiet.
Categories: Family Support
Raising 4 kids is overwhelming. I found out how important it is that your husband or partner knows all the details you do.
Categories: Family Support