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Special Needs

Should We Ban Superheroes in Our Home?

April 4, 2015 By Lola Lolita

Should We Ban Superheroes in Our Home?

[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] I was chatting with a colleague the other day about toys we let our kids play with and TV shows we let them watch. She mentioned that she doesn’t care for her four-year-old son to play with things like guns and swords or to watch violent TV shows like Teenage Mutant Ninja […]

Filed Under: Parenting, Special Needs

10 Ways to Keep Special Needs Toddlers Active During Winter

March 19, 2015 By Lola Lolita

[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] Keeping children active during the long winter months is important to their health, but it’s especially critical to the healthy development of special needs children, particularly those with brain injuries. Our son, Ewing, now 4, suffered a stroke in utero, resulting in right sided hemiparesis and cerebral palsy. Regular activity, both […]

Filed Under: Health, Special Needs

What My Son with Special Needs CAN Do

March 12, 2015 By Mommy Catharsis

What My Special Needs Son CAN Do

Originally Published by Mommy Catharsis on Contemplative Chaos My four year-old son was diagnosed with ASD last February.  If you’re a parent of a child labeled with special needs, then you know what it’s like to agonize over what your child can’t do.  It becomes an obsession; you imagine a life full of dreams dashed. For this very post, […]

Filed Under: Parenting, Special Needs

A Hard Day’s Night: When a Child with Autism Won’t Sleep

February 26, 2015 By Sammiches Guest Writer

A Hard Day's Night: When a Child with Autism Won't Sleep

By Holly Gaunt of Do You Speak Autism Sleep? What’s that again? Oh yes, I think I last had some in 2009. Okaaay, I can hear you saying. Not another mommy blogger moaning about sleep deprivation! We’ve all been there. Get over it. No, is my reply. No, you haven’t. Unless you have been an […]

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10 Things to Do Now That You’re a Special Needs Parent

February 8, 2015 By Lola Lolita

[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] Wake up. It’s not a nightmare. It’s reality. And you need to get a handle on it. You’ve just learned you are a special needs parent. And whether this discovery came shortly after your child’s birth or years following it, the hurt inside is the same. You wanted so many things […]

Filed Under: Parenting, Special Needs Tagged With: special needs kids, special needs parenting

Guest Post: Teaching, Parenting, and Learning Through Difference

February 1, 2015 By Lola Lolita

[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] I am pleased to welcome Lisa Kramer as a guest writer. This beautiful piece about love and acceptance moved me. Be sure to visit Lisa’s sites for more! ********** Every once in a while—in between the arguments, random tears, messy rooms, and battles for independence—there will be a moment when your child […]

Filed Under: Education, Parenting, Special Needs Tagged With: disability, special needs, teaching, theater

Stop Yer Starin’: A Special Needs Request

September 18, 2014 By Lola Lolita

Special needs parents have many pleas: that their little ones overcome their latest obstacles, that insurance covers the most needed treatments, and that someone will give our kids a chance in the future. But of all the pleas special needs parents have, the one that tops the list is the plea to strangers to stop […]

Filed Under: Health, Parenting, Special Needs Tagged With: kids with special needs, special needs parenting, staring at special needs kids

How to Talk to Your Kids About People with Disabilities

August 20, 2014 By Lola Lolita

[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] The other day, a friend reached out to me to get advice about how she should approach talking with her children about people with disabilities. As her children were getting older, they were starting to notice subtle differences in people they saw in public, and my friend wanted to make sure […]

Filed Under: Health, Parenting, Special Needs Tagged With: cerebral palsy, hemiparesis, how to talk about disabilities, how to teach kids about disabilities, pediatric stroke, talking about disabilities, teaching about disabilities

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