by Erin Croyle | Jul 19, 2019 | Advocacy, BABY, Child Find, Diagnosis, Elementary School, Extended Family, Finding Balance, Friends and Acquaintances, Grandparents, Help, High School, IEP, In-laws, KIDS, Marriage, Middle School, New Mom/Dad, Parents, PREGNANCY, Prenatal Diagnosis, Preschool, RELATIONSHIPS, Uncategorized, YOU
Parenting is one wild ride. We joke about it. But you never really grasp how wild until you’re in the thick of it. The ups and downs. Emotions flipping like switches. Throw disability into the mix – and you go from a classic wooden roller coaster to a triple loop...
by Guest Author | Feb 27, 2019 | Advocacy, BABY, Diagnosis, Individuals, Parents, Self-Advocacy, YOU
By Valerie Abbott It happens all the time. I’m in a large meeting or at a presentation or at church service or at our local school and the presenter decides they don’t need a microphone. First, they start by asking, “Can everyone hear me okay?” Sometimes, they don’t...
by Erin Croyle | Jan 30, 2019 | BABY, Caregivers, Complications, Diagnosis, Extended Family, Finding Balance, Friends and Acquaintances, Grandparents, Help, In-laws, Marriage, New Mom/Dad, Parents, PREGNANCY, Prenatal Diagnosis, RELATIONSHIPS, YOU
We belong to a unique club of parents – when our children were born, or very young, we grieved and celebrated at the same time. We celebrated this beautiful child. Yet we grieved for the “healthy” child we were hoping for. We grieved for the parenting experience we...
by Erin Croyle | Jan 24, 2019 | Advocacy, BABY, Diagnosis, Finding Balance, Help, New Mom/Dad, Parents, YOU
Hope /hōp/ noun a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen When families come to the Center for Family Involvement for guidance, most of them are looking for hope. Something to cling to during a dark time. Hope is very personal. We...
by Guest Author | Nov 20, 2018 | Advocacy, BABY, Caregivers, Diagnosis, Doctors, Early Intervention, Help, Help, Individuals, Medical Team, New Mom/Dad, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Self-Advocacy, YOU
By Valerie Abbott A friend recently reached out to me to talk about getting a second opinion for her son. As my child was diagnosed with hearing loss ten years ago, this mom was struggling with some recommendations offered by her child’s new audiologist and wanted...
by Erin Croyle | Oct 11, 2018 | BABY, Child Find, Diagnosis, Elementary School, Help, High School, IEP, KIDS, Middle School, Parents, YOU
We talk a lot about inclusion and crafting the perfect Individualized Education Program ( IEP). We attend workshops. We read books, we join Facebook groups, we participate in Wrightslaw seminars. We do everything humanly possible to get our children the education they...
