Different Dream Living Blog
Joyful
Sandy Ramsey-Trayvick’s son taught her how to be joyful even as he struggled to overcome healthy challenges during the pandemic.
Milestones, Transitions and Rites of Passage
A TV ad showed Mark Arnold how to healthily reframe the milestones, transitions and rites of passage his son hasn’t and won’t experience.
Mask Mandates
Mask mandates are nothing new for parents of medically-fragile kids. In the pandemic, 2 parents learned to remove a different kind of mask.
Expectation Versus Reality TV
The disability community is under-represented in television’s landscape. Today’s blogger asks questions about expectation versus reality tv.
Speaking Healthy Physical Touch to Kids with Special Needs
Speaking healthy physical touch to kids with special needs and disabilities can be done in ways surprising to parents and other caregivers.
The Unkind Aftermath of the Pandemic
Your kindness can make a big difference for vulnerable people and families who are experiencing the unkind aftermath of the pandemic.
Taking Time for Yourself
Are you a caregiver who needs a pep talk about taking care of yourself? Here’s the version Kimberly Drew is telling herself as summer nears.
6 Caregiving Advocacy Tips I’m Learning All Over Again
These 6 caregiving advocacy tips served us well when our son was little, and they’re doing the same as my mother ages.
Anxiety in a Post-Covid World
These 3 strategies are designed to help you deal with anxiety in a post-Covid world as you and your family prepare to enter society again.
There Is No Right Way for Caregiving Parents to Feel
Parenting is a big old ball of conflicting emotions. Today’s blogger wants you to know there is no right way for caregiving parents to feel.
Author Jolene Philo
