by Erin Croyle | Dec 13, 2018 | Advocacy, BABY, Extended Family, Friends and Acquaintances, Grandparents, Home Life, In-laws, Individuals, Life Hacks, New Mom/Dad, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, YOU
Traveling can be hard any time of year. Traveling around the holidays just compounds that stress – the traffic, the over-sugared/under-rested children, the frayed nerves of anticipating years of familial tension. It’s not just the time in the car or train or plane....
by Guest Author | Dec 5, 2018 | Advocacy, Career, Friends and Acquaintances, Individuals, Job Training, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Self-Advocacy, TRANSITION, YOU
By Renée Soniat A “perfect storm” of technological chaos made me fully present recently. I wouldn’t have chosen to go screen-free, but in retrospect it was wonderful. My phone died. Fried-and-not-coming-back-with-a-charge, dead. I was out of town for a conference and...
by Erin Croyle | Nov 30, 2018 | BABY, Extended Family, Friends and Acquaintances, Grandparents, Help, Help, In-laws, Individuals, New Mom/Dad, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, YOU
It is better to give than to receive. But it helps to give the right gift. That can be a touchy subject when you have a loved one with a disability. What seems like the perfect toy can be hazardous in a home with a child who throws things. Loud toys might set another...
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 22, 2018 | BABY, Child Find, Elementary School, Extended Family, Grandparents, Help, High School, Home Life, IEP, In-laws, Individuals, KIDS, Middle School, New Mom/Dad, Parents, Preschool, RELATIONSHIPS, Uncategorized, YOU
Fall is a magical. It’s not just the majestic colors of the leaves or the cooler temperatures or football games or the return of our favorite shows. Autumn is also a time of reprieve. Kids go back to school and normalcy returns for a brief moment. Schedules are in...
by Guest Author | Aug 16, 2018 | BABY, Elementary School, Friends and Acquaintances, KIDS, New Mom/Dad, RELATIONSHIPS
By Valerie Abbott To the mother I met today on the beach, After our brief encounter today on the shore in North Carolina, I felt compelled to say a few things to you. But, I couldn’t – because you had already packed up and headed home after a long, exhausting day. So,...
