{"id":44527,"date":"2024-11-20T08:33:46","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T14:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/differentdream.com\/?p=43941"},"modified":"2024-11-20T08:33:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T14:33:46","slug":"power-of-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/power-of-names\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power Names Have for Kids with Disabilities and Special Needs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_fullwidth_post_title featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_font=”||||||||” title_text_color=”#42313A” title_font_size=”40px” meta_font_size=”14px” background_color=”#B4DBC0″ custom_padding=”50px||50px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_fullwidth_post_title][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9mZWF0dXJlZF9pbWFnZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7fX0=@” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.16″ _dynamic_attributes=”src” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]

The power names have for kids with disabilities and special needs is rarely given the attention it deserves. In this post, guest blogger Heather Braucher reflects upon the positive and negative power names associated with our children and their disabilities have on them.<\/em><\/p>\n

The verb form of the word \u201cname\u201d means to be given a name or named.<\/em><\/p>\n

When something is given a name, the significance is anything but temporary. In fact, it has compounding effects.<\/p>\n

The word name<\/em>, though simple and common, is included in many significant expressions. Their implications, however, aren\u2019t simple. For example\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t put a name to it\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI need to clear my name\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to make a name for myself\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

And the simple and most universal one\u2014<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s your name?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Names carry weight and power. I think that\u2019s why parents take painstaking efforts when deciding what to name their children.<\/p>\n

We named our first son with my husband\u2019s middle name, we named our youngest son after the city where we met, and we named our firstborn daughter Gracelyn to ensure that we would never forget to parent with grace.<\/p>\n

We are raising our children to know the meaning of their names and their significance. We have also been teaching them about our surname\u2014Braucher.<\/p>\n

We want them to know that their family name brings with it a place they belong, endless love and values. We want them to know what it means to us and ultimately what we hope it will mean to them.<\/p>\n

Our children have experienced many other names. Some received. Some digested. Some deflected. Always impactful. Here are a few:<\/p>\n