Through personal experience, a stranger learns to presume competence in a child with a special health care need.
Categories: Family Support
Helping your child transition into adulthood can be stressful. Here are some important ways to help ease the fear and help your child get ready for adulthood.
Categories: Transition to Adulthood
What sets us apart from other parents?
Categories: Family Support
Dependable child care can be an incredibly hard thing to find for a child with disabilities. Here are some tips from another parent.
Categories: Family Support
Having things for your child to do in waiting rooms is one of the daily chores parents must master. It is especially important when waiting for medical procedures or important appointments. Read on to learn some new tips.
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What you can't see can hurt others. So many disabilities are invisible. Never assume, learn.
Categories: Family Support
Talking with another parent who understands what you are going through can be a light in the darkness. It helps so much to talk to other parents who have similar experiences to yours. But where do you find other parents?
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When I found out that I was having triplets, I didn’t know how I would manage breastfeeding 3 babies at once. But I really wanted to make it work. My mom and sisters had breastfed their babies, and I had grieved missing the experience when I adopted my 3 oldest children and became a mother for the first time.
Categories: Diagnosis & Health Care, Family Support
By the time my son John was 17 years old, it was clear that he was going to need help managing his life as an adult. He has multiple disabilities, both physical and intellectual.
Categories: Family Support, Education & Schools, Transition to Adulthood
Border Region Behavioral Health Center offers mental health services to both children and adults with disabilities. Can they help your child?
Categories: Family Support