by Erin Croyle | Dec 9, 2018 | Finding Balance, Home Life, Individuals, Parents, YOU
The holidays are supposed to be a time for joy. Yet most of us are hanging on by a thread while we make it magical for everyone else. Stress is unavoidable this time of year. But that doesn’t mean we can’t find ways to relax. Do yourself a favor and try at least 3...
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 | 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 Erin Croyle | Jun 14, 2018 | BABY, Diagnosis, Extended Family, Finding Balance, New Mom/Dad, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Uncategorized, YOU
Having a child transforms you. Having a child with a disability can change not just you, but the way you see the world. We hear from a lot of mothers about this unique journey. But what about dads? We asked several fathers of children with disabilities how their child...
by Guest Author | Apr 10, 2018 | Extended Family, Finding Balance, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, YOU
by Anonymous We live in a world of dualities, a word the Oxford English dictionary defines as an instance of opposition or contrast between two concepts or two aspects of something. Duality exists everywhere: in nature, in politics, in the arts, in families. And...