Different Dream Living Blog
Coping with a Newborn and Siblings with Special Needs
Welcoming a newborn is exciting for parents & siblings. It can also be stressful for some kids with special needs. Sarah Gray offers ways to make it easier.
4 Ways to Prevent Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children
PTSD in children is a reality. This post highlights 4 effective strategies to use with kids after they experience trauma to prevent it from becoming PTSD.
How to Inspire Families of Kids with Special Needs?
Kimberly Drew draws special needs parenting inspiration from the stories of others. But what to do when people say you inspire them? Here’s Kim’s answer.
Called to Special Needs Parenthood
Guest blogger Maggi Gale relates a story about an incident that showed her how to embrace her calling to special needs parenthood.
Just Enough Hope for Special Needs Parenting
Where to find hope and new growth when parenting a child with special needs seems like a never-ending winter? Don’t just think spring. Think Easter.
5 Special Needs Tax Deductions and Credits
Tax time is coming. Families of kids with special needs may qualify for certain tax deductions and credits. Here are 5 tax deductions & credits to consider.
Special Needs Confession: Unglued and Reglued
In a special needs confession, Michelle Selant describes how a recent setback, due to med change for her daughters, left her unglued.
Stress and How Parents of Kids with Special Needs Handle It
Stress is often compounded for parents of children with special needs. A post by Robert Rummel-Hudson at Support for Special Needs addresses the subject.
Top 100 Special Needs Resources on the Web
The top 100 special needs resources on the web list was released recently by the folks at PhD in Special Education Online…& Different Dream made the cut!
Parenting Lessons in Letting Go
Parenting lessons don’t end when our kids become adults. Kathy Guzzo shares lessons in letting go she’s learned since her children reached adulthood.