by Erin Croyle | Sep 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
Shortly after my first child was born and we were still processing his Down syndrome diagnosis, a family elder said to me, “What you’re dealing with now is not different than what any parent experiences. You just got all of the let down and disappointment up front.”...
by Erin Croyle | Aug 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
Younger children can outsmart even the most tech savvy parents when they’re determined to watch something they want to. Keeping parental controls in check with all the screens floating around these days can be challenging. Even if your child isn’t...
by Erin Croyle | Nov 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
My mother almost died in October. The ordeal shook me to my core, in unexpected ways. I am one of those daughters that talks to their mom every single day, sometimes more. But I’ve also been mourning her for years. She has not been well for some time. The...
by Erin Croyle | May 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
After everything we’ve been through in the last year and a half, let’s take it up a notch this Mother’s Day. Dig a little deeper not just in how we celebrate the day, but how we define it. Yes, technically by definition, mother is the “female parent.” But...
by Erin Croyle | Jan 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
“I don’t know how you do it.” Parents like us hear this statement all the time. My standard COVID reply has become, “I’m not.” It’s been almost a year in lockdown. And parents of kids with disabilities are not OK. We feel forgotten. In many states,...
