by Sandra Peoples | Jan 6, 2017 | Special Needs Parenting
I asked other special-needs moms what their New Year’s resolutions are. Here’s what they said.Potty training my son.Hearing my boys speak.Having hope.Decreasing my anxiety.Losing weight.Going back to school.Embracing my reality.Working out each day.Having...
by Kara Dedert | Jan 3, 2017 | Medically Fragile, Special Needs Parenting
It’s 4:54 AM and I can hear crying on the monitor. I stumble out of bed half asleep, yet used to this routine. I race down the steps and reach my son’s room. First, I take in the statistics on his monitors and then silence the alarms. The beeping alone can...
by Key Ministry | Jan 2, 2017 | Special Needs Parenting
It’s that time of the year when people talk about resolutions. You know the drill: exercise, lose weight, stop eating junk food, be successful in my business, make more money, etc. As I parent kids with disabilities, I find my resolutions to be much different...
by Key Ministry | Dec 27, 2016 | Special Needs Parenting
Can I tell you a secret? I was ecstatic when the kids went back to school last week after Christmas break. This is, of course, not a shocker to you at all. But do you know why I was glad? It wasn’t because my routine-craving kids were back to the routine. Or...
by Sandra Peoples | Sep 30, 2016 | Special Needs Parenting
Self-care is a phrase that gets tossed around often, but for special-needs parents, self-care is not optional. If we don’t care for ourselves, we can’t properly care for the children God has given us. Last October I focused on self-care for the entire month of October...
