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As the parent of a child with disabilities, you have likely grown accustomed to people telling you everything your child can’t do. However, it more beneficial to focus on the things your child can accomplish. Children grow rather quickly and, before you know it, you will be forced to consider how their lives will be when you are gone. It is important to finds ways to support your teen’s independence and adjustments into adulthood. Here are a few ways to … Keep Reading!!!

It’s that time of year when everyone is excitedly counting down to summer. Images of warmer weather, bonfires, camping, lounging by the pool, family reunions, and homework free evenings are dancing around in our heads with each passing day and “X” on the calendar. This magical season is often a family favorite, because we can head outside or enjoy activities that are practically impossible during the winter. We need to challenge ourselves to avoid wasting these next few months of … Keep Reading!!!

The baby’s coming – well in about a month. The Peter Rabbit inspired cot is awaiting in the room that is painted in only blue, yellow and white tones. Everything looks beautiful. But you know, this is baby number three and there are going to be many endless nights of crying and you have to prepare for this.  Not getting enough sleep is never nice. Of course, your baby is worth it but getting back to bed at 2 am … Keep Reading!!!

Who knew it could be so hard to put the “fun” in fundraising?

It’s tough enough pounding the pavement by yourself. Throw kids into the mix and you’ve got yourself a combustible, short-fused combination.

You know better than anyone that there’s no such thing as a guaranteed complaint-free outing with the kids. That’s doubly true for fundraising activities that may or may not involve lots of sitting around and asking the same questions over and over: namely “would … Keep Reading!!!

Being a teenager is hard, and some might argue that being a parent of a teenager is even harder. While teenagers are adjusting to bodily changes, increasingly complicated social climates, and weathering the long transition from childhood to adulthood, parents are adjusting to unprecedented attitudes, increasingly complicated kids, and weathering the long transitions from cradling babies to allowing their kids to have a little more freedom.

When your child was a newborn, family bonding was no more than a … Keep Reading!!!