by centerforfamilyinvolvementblog | May 7, 2022 | Caregivers, New Mom/Dad, Parents
By Dana Yarbrough Director, Center for Family Involvement I was raised to be an independent woman and a caretaker of family members. Many of the women in my life outlived their male partners so examples of independence were everywhere. As a child, I told my...
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,...
by Erin Croyle | Jan 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
Being a calm, rational, attentive parent in these times is simultaneously important and impossible. As if a raging pandemic weren’t enough, we now have an attempted coup, what appears to be a potential long-term insurgency right here in the United States of America,...
by Erin Croyle | Sep 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
Can you feel it? That pressure that is crushing your soul every single day? The constant, underlying tension that never goes away? The stress this pandemic is causing for individuals with disabilities and their families is relentless. Parents and caregivers are...
