by Erin Croyle | Oct 8, 2019 | BABY, Elementary School, Finding Balance, Friends and Acquaintances, Help, High School, KIDS, Middle School, New Mom/Dad, Parents, Preschool, RELATIONSHIPS, Uncategorized, YOU
Attention to detail. It’s one of the skills you highlight in a job interview. It is critical in parenting as well. Do you notice how the demands of caring for a child with a disability have changed the details that you pay attention to? Confession: a friend...
by Erin Croyle | Sep 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
SPOILER ALERT: Big reveals from the season 4 premiere of This is Us ahead. If you haven’t started watching NBC’s ratings juggernaut This is Us, now might be the time. The sappy yet happy drama rules social media chatter after every new airing. The twists...
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 | Jan 2, 2019 | BABY, Extended Family, Finding Balance, Friends and Acquaintances, Grandparents, In-laws, Marriage, New Mom/Dad, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, YOU
There is nothing quite like the allure of a fresh start. Isn’t that why many of us make New Year’s resolutions? We toss away 2018. The smoke from the fireworks clear and our calendars literally offer a clean slate. When we get down to it though, New Year’s resolutions...
by Guest Author | Nov 22, 2016 | BABY, Diagnosis, Early Intervention, Finding Balance, KIDS, Middle School, Parents, Uncategorized, YOU
By Nickie Brandenburger Parenting is challenging. When a child has a special need – the challenges can pile up a lot faster. The child is subjected to assessments, labels, and words that the parents have to decipher. While all the testing and labeling is designed to...