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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 our children age, daily life can get tougher for them. As parents, we worry and try to figure out when to step in and when to let our child figure it out without us.
Categories: Family Support
Many parks and recreation departments have programs for people with disabilities of all ages. These programs are often called adaptive recreation. Learn about adaptive recreation in the City of Plano. Then check out your local recreation center!
Categories: Family Support
It can be easy to isolate yourself when your child is first diagnosed with a disability. Taking the time to meet other parents can help reduce stress and guide you to other support services.
Categories: Family Support
If your child has a meltdown away from home, it’s important to have a plan for how to handle things. What will you do if your child becomes physical toward you or someone else?
Categories: Family Support
I’ll readily admit that I am burnt out. Taking care of my son with disabilities is physically, emotionally and mentally exhausting.
Categories: Family Support
As parents of kids with disabilities, we deserve to have information explained to us in a way we can understand, not by being talked down to.
Categories: Family Support
Supportive friends and being kind to yourself are keys to survival when parenting a child with disabilities gets tough.
Categories: Family Support
Working from home brings priorities into focus. I am a caregiver first and everything else second.
Categories: Family Support
Even if it has been a long time, it’s important for caregivers to start taking care of themselves. Catching up on my healthcare and doing things just for me has made me happier and healthier.
Categories: Family Support
Who was it that said “Nothing is constant except change?” I wish that person could tell those of us who don’t love change, even good change, how to manage it.
Categories: Family Support