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 Erin Croyle | Jul 3, 2019 | Advocacy, BABY, Child Find, Elementary School, Extended Family, Finding Balance, Friends and Acquaintances, Grandparents, High School, IEP, Individuals, KIDS, Middle School, New Mom/Dad, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized, YOU
“Are you going to do something about this ‘situation?’” An older woman was referring to my son Arlo who was taking a his sweet time jumping off the diving board at our community pool. This is our normal. Most people at the pool know Arlo. He often takes 5...
by Erin Croyle | May 15, 2019 | Caregivers, Child Find, Elementary School, Extended Family, Finding Balance, Friends and Acquaintances, Grandparents, High School, IEP, In-laws, KIDS, Middle School, Parents, Preschool, RELATIONSHIPS, YOU
Summer is just around the corner. Are you ready? Lazy days on the porch or by the water seem dreamy now. But the reality is, if we don’t get support in place, there will be very little relaxing over the next few months. Explore Extended School Year (ESY) – If your...
by Erin Croyle | Mar 14, 2019 | BABY, Extended Family, Finding Balance, Friends and Acquaintances, Grandparents, In-laws, Individuals, New Mom/Dad, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Self-Advocacy, YOU
Happy Pi Day! March 14this Pi Day. The 14th day of the 3rd month of the year. 3.14 – Pi is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. For any circle, if you divide its circumference by its diameter you will get 3.14159 which is known as pi. Let’s leave the...
by Erin Croyle | Mar 12, 2019 | BABY, Career, College, Elementary School, Extended Family, Finding Balance, Friends and Acquaintances, Job Training, KIDS, Middle School, New Mom/Dad, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, TRANSITION, YOU
The sleepover: it is a rite of passage for most children, and even more so their parents. But it is far more complicated for children with disabilities. Some kids need attention or medical care throughout the night. Others are far more comfortable with their routine...
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...
