by Key Ministry | Mar 29, 2017 | Challenges, Special Needs Parenting
Being an adult is being one’s own parent – unknown I’m a great one for authenticity in relationships. Let your yeah be yay and your nay be nay! Be consistent! I’m quick to judge what looks like double-mindedness: kindness one day, apparently...
by Joe and Cindi Ferrini | Mar 28, 2017 | Care and Support, Families
A good place to get unsolicited advice include:· Family members who have never helped care for your child with special needs· Friends who don’t even ask “how are you doing” in this special needs...
by Jolene Philo | Mar 27, 2017 | Special Needs Parenting
Some of my earliest memories are anchored in the sensations that accompanied our family’s Easter observances. Scratchy petticoats under new spring dresses. Bonnet straps tied too tight under the chin. The tickling ruffles of white anklets and toes crammed into...
by Key Ministry | Mar 22, 2017 | Special Needs Parenting
I knew something was wrong the moment he was born. His cry was weak. He had a strange spot on the back of his head, and birth markings ran down his spine like a symmetrical inkblot. As the hours wore on, I became increasingly concerned. Over the next several days we...
by Gillian Marchenko | Mar 21, 2017 | Autism, Down syndrome, Special Needs Parenting
Today is WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY (3/21 signifies the meaning of Trisomy 21; a third copy on chromosome 21 instead of the regular two), and has been observed since 2006.For many in the Down syndrome community, it is a day of celebration and an opportunity to further...
