by Erin Croyle | Dec 20, 2016 | Finding Balance, Help, Parents, Uncategorized, YOU
2016 has been a nasty year. We lost Prince to opioids, David Bowie and Alan Rickman to cancer, Alan Thicke and Florence Henderson to heart failure, a captive lowland gorilla named Harambe to a freak zoo accident, a toddler at Disney to an alligator attack, and so many...
by Guest Author | Dec 16, 2016 | Elementary School, Help, High School, KIDS, Middle School, Parents, Uncategorized, YOU
By Jill Rose A couple years ago I was sitting by the pool with a friend and her two daughters. They were passing through town and stayed at our house for the night. I was talking to my honorary niece Mandy, who was twelve at the time, when she suddenly became sad and...
by Guest Author | Dec 8, 2016 | Career, Help, High School, Job Training, KIDS, Parents, TRANSITION, Uncategorized
By Dana Yarbrough Parents before me had often mentioned this cliff that they faced when their son or daughter transitioned out of the public school system between 18 and 22 years of age under IDEA. I vaguely pictured this cliff but, thought to myself that the road I...
by Guest Author | Dec 2, 2016 | Elementary School, High School, KIDS, Middle School, Uncategorized
By Jill Rose What if we started a “Hug U Campaign” as a way to show our unity? I talk to my son about bullying a lot. His little sister is 6 and has Down syndrome. So I worry. I worry kids will make fun of her or tease him about her disability. We have to be more...
