Different Dream Living Blog
Professional Bullying Is Not Okay
To be effective advocates for our kids with disabilities and special needs, sometimes we must recognize and stand up to professional bullying.
Extended Family Members Can Use the 5 Love Languages to Encourage Caregiving Parents
Extended family members can use the 5 love languages to create support networks for caregiving parents. Here are 5 practical how-to ideas.
Finding True Rest as a Caregiver
For Heather Johnson finding true rest as a caregiver often feels like an unending, futile pursuit. And yet she has discovered a way to do it.
It Is Only for a Season
It is only for a season, though it may feel like forever. I cling to this truth in hard times. Maybe it’s a word of hope you need today, too.
What Makes Me Cry as a Caregiver?
I thought I would shed fewer caregiving tears as I got older. Boy was I wrong as this list of what makes me cry as a caregiver reveals.
Discovering the Gift of Simple Moments: Ways to Create Special Family Memories
Kristin Evans has 2 tips for parents of kids with disabilities intent upon discovering the gift of simple moments to create special memories.
PANS: Early Diagnosis Is Key
Lisa Pelissier wants parents to hear her child’s story in hopes that other kids with PANS will receive an early diagnosis and good prognosis.
Using the Love Languages with Siblings of Kids with Special Needs and Disabilities
It’s hard to find time and energy for using the love languages with siblings of kids with disabilities. This post offers 3 easy-to-use tips.
Pets and Kids with Special Needs
Whatever scientist may say, Trish Shaeffer knows that the bond between pets and kids with special needs is real, healing, and unbreakable.
When Life Gets Really Crazy I Dream about our Vacation
My husband said, “When life gets really crazy, I dream about our vacation.” That’s when this caregiver decided to make him her top priority.
Author Jolene Philo
