Different Dream Living Blog
7 Recess Strategies to Help Kids with Special Needs
Recess can be a difficult time for kids with special needs. Esther Leung offers 7 recess strategies parents can use to help kids interact more easily.
Special Needs Church Support: Advice from a Parent
Parent Sue Badeau is here to answer the question: What special needs church support do families of kids with terminal diagnoses need?
Medical Bills Super Hero
Karl Kesel is selling his valuable comic book collection to pay the adoption fees and medical bills for their son Isaac who was born addicted to heroin.
Special Needs Battle: Who vs. What
Special needs parenting can feel like a battle. Michelle Selent fought one of those special needs battles & found victory by focusing on who, not than what.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Why I Advocate for Kids with PTSD
Post-traumatic stress disorder in children. The phrase makes me cringe because both my son & son-in-law suffered from this treatable mental illness as kids.
Special Needs Financial Planning: The Future Is Now
Special needs financial planning is a topic parents prefer to ignore. This article gives 11 tips to parents ready to ensure a special needs child’s future.
Teachers Who Loves Our Kids with Special Needs, We Thank You
Teachers play an important role in the lives of our kids. Stephanie Ballard shows how our acts of gratitude touch the hearts of teachers who love our kids.
Homework Survival Guide: Special Needs Edition
Homework can be a challenge for kids with special needs & their parents. Rachel Cordeiro is here with a homework survival guide for children & parents.
Julie Keon’s Advice for Parents, Part 2
Julie Keon, author of the essay, What I Would Tell You, is back. Today, she explains how life changed after the essay went viral.
Julie Keon’s Advice for Parents, Part 1
Julie Keon authored of What I Would Tell You, an essay for parents new to the world of special needs. Today, she shares about parenting Meredith, age 8 1/2.