Everyone knows that kids with disabilities have a whole team of doctors, nurses, and therapists. However, there are so many more specialists that people may not even realize they need.
Categories: Family Support
Don’t forget dads have feelings too. They may not always be as outwardly expressive as a mom, but they are struggling with all of the same challenges in raising a child with special health care needs or disabilities.
Categories: Family Support
The Cast for Kids Foundation is a program that sponsors fishing trips for children with disabilities throughout Texas and the country.
Categories: Family Support
Sometimes there are little treasure gifts a grieving parent can receive from their child who has passed.
Categories: Family Support
I’ve realized that parenting, for me, is managing guilt. Guilt about not doing enough, guilt about not giving my kids enough...just silly doubts in my mind that I need to silence from time to time.
Categories: Family Support
Disagreeing at an IEP meeting can be scary. But in order for your child to be successful, you have to know your rights. You must be a strong advocate for your child.
Categories: Education & Schools
Sometimes parents have to make waves to get the best education for their children - whether the school likes it or not!
Categories: Education & Schools
Many parents have questions about what to do when they are presented with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) that they believe is not appropriate for their child.
Categories: Education & Schools
It’s easy to compare our lives and parenting to others and see things in an unrealistic light when we look from the outside in.
Categories: Family Support
It’s hard to parent a child with a disability in the best of times. We all know the toll it can take on us physically, emotionally, financially. But one of the hardest hit places may be in our marriages.
Categories: Family Support