Center For Family Involvement
  • ABOUT
  • BLOG
  • PODCAST: THE ODYSSEY
  • CFI WEBSITE
  • CONTACT US
Select Page
HOW TO MAKE FRIENDS AND NOT ALIENATE PEOPLE

HOW TO MAKE FRIENDS AND NOT ALIENATE PEOPLE

by Erin Croyle | Oct 11, 2016 | Finding Balance, Friends and Acquaintances, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, YOU

Maintaining meaningful friendships can be hard. It gets harder when you have kids because our children become the center of our universe. By default we hang out with the parents of our kids’ friends. And when you have a child with a disability, it can be next to...
WHEN DID YOU REALIZE YOU WERE DIFFERENT?

WHEN DID YOU REALIZE YOU WERE DIFFERENT?

by Erin Croyle | Oct 8, 2015 | Finding Balance, Help, Individuals, Parents, YOU

Have you ever thought about the first time you ever felt different? Take a moment and let it sink in. Recalling moments like that is an eye opening experiment when you consider how many people are reminded of their differences every single day. Someone in a wheelchair...

Blog Categories

  • ABOUT
  • Advocacy
  • BABY
  • Career
  • Caregivers
  • Child Find
  • College
  • Complications
  • Diagnosis
  • Doctors
  • Early Intervention
  • Elementary School
  • Extended Family
  • Finding Balance
  • Friends and Acquaintances
  • Grandparents
  • Help
  • Help
  • High School
  • Home Life
  • IEP
  • In-laws
  • Individuals
  • Job Training
  • KIDS
  • Life Hacks
  • Marriage
  • Medical Team
  • Middle School
  • Miscarriage
  • New Mom/Dad
  • Parents
  • PREGNANCY
  • Prenatal Diagnosis
  • Preschool
  • Puberty
  • RELATIONSHIPS
  • Self-Advocacy
  • Tests
  • TRANSITION
  • Uncategorized
  • Work Life
  • YOU

Tags

Acceptance Advocacy anxiety Autism baby behavior Center for Family Involvement cerebral palsy cfi child children Coronavirus covid COVID-19 deaf depression developmental delay developmental disability diagnosis disability disability advocacy doctor Down syndrome family father health hearing loss IEP Inclusion intellectual disability love mental health mom mother parent quarantine school self-care special education special needs Stress teacher Therapy typically developing wheelchair

Virginia Commonwealth University
Partnership for People with Disabilities
Center for Family Involvement
2235 Staples Mill Rd, Suite 400
Box 843020
Richmond, VA 23230

Virginia Commonwealth University is a nationally renowned public research institution dedicated to the success and well-being of all members of its community. VCU student, faculty and staff groups and associations are open without regard to any characteristic or identity protected by law.

Center for Family Involvement