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  • Special Needs

    We Make Our Own Normality

    Becky Holland April 29, 2023 Special Needs

    I have discovered children with special needs are not so uncommon and each of us has a different normality

    spina bifida, birth defect, motherhood, parenting, special needs, pregnancy, birth, identity

    Hell is a Waiting Room

    Sarah Cottrell May 12, 2022 Special Needs

    Hell is showing up on time and being told to wait.

    waiting room, emergency, motherhood, parenting, fear, surgery, waiting

    Into the Water

    Olga Mecking April 27, 2022 Special Needs

    Watching her overcome her fears, all by herself, is a huge inspiration to me.

    swimming, fear, water, inspiration, mothering, parenting, daughter, pace, sensitivity, independence

    The Beauty of Everyday Adventure

    Chrissy Kelly March 30, 2022 Special Needs

    By Chrissy Kelly. We have the power to create the ripe beauty of everyday adventure.

    adventure, backyard, parenting, motherhood, boys

    Miracle Toes

    Erin Britt February 13, 2022 Special Needs

    By Sarah Watts. When he came out five weeks prematurely, but thankfully stable, I didn't see him for 16 hours.

    spina bifida, feet, clubfoot, birth defects, premature, motherhood, parenting, fear, c-section

    10 Things a Parent of an AWE-tistic Child Needs

    Erin Britt January 9, 2022 Special Needs

    By Amanda Reilly. Being part of a support group for a family with an autistic child can be difficult, so I am hoping that this “crash course” will help someone else.

    autism, friends, motherhood, parenting, judgement, support, family

    The Sound of Success

    Erin Britt December 24, 2021 Special Needs

    By Elaine Sheff. People with Sensory Processing Disorder have a hard time sorting through stimuli such as touch, smell, movement and, for Zane, most profoundly sounds.

    sensory processing disorder, music, sound, anxiety, motherhood, parenting, singing, worry

    Invasion

    Jennifer Gregory August 10, 2021 Special Needs

    By Jennifer Gregory. My son was diagnosed with sensory processing disorder (SPD) a few months before his fifth birthday.

    sensory processing disorder, frustration, guilt, motherhood, food, diagnosis, parenting

    Just Breathe, They Say

    Tammy Kleinman December 13, 2020 Special Needs

    By Tammy Kleinman. We laugh at the futile, everyday struggle.

    cough, obstruction, fear, emergency, breathe, parenting, motherhood, priorities, struggles, together, mamalode, helplessness

    Teaching Kindness

    Maureen Wallace August 26, 2020 Special Needs

    A mom with a child with Down syndrome learns the importance of talking to kids about kindness.

    special needs, kindness, school, playground, motherhood, parenting
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