Feb 15, 2010 Posted by Jolene

What’s for Supper Tonight? Part One

During the years when I was both caring for a son with special needs and teaching full time, the question “What’s for supper tonight?” was guaranteed to make my heart race and my stomach churn. If we weren’t returning home from an unexpected trip to the hospital or doctor’s office, then I was exhausted from work. Since we lived in a remote part of South Dakota at the time, 90... read more

Feb 12, 2010 Posted by Jolene

How To Make a Child’s Dream Come True

If you’ve heard of the Make a Wish Foundation, raise your hand. Do the same if you’ve heard of Dreams Come True. Yeah, that’s what I figured. Unless you live in the southeastern part of the United States, you probably haven’t heard of Dreams Come True. Dreams Come True I learned about the organization from a mom who emailed me after finding www.DifferentDream.com. The Dreams Come... read more

Feb 10, 2010 Posted by Jolene

What Is Special Needs Parenting Magazine?

A few days ago, I blogged about Barb Dittrich and her ministry’s website which Twitter helped me locate. Today’s post is about another Twitter find, Special Needs Parenting Magazine. Special Needs Parenting Magazine The magazine is an online publication which comes out six times a year. It was founded by Chantai Snellgrove who is the parent of a special needs child. The premier issue was... read more

Feb 9, 2010 Posted by Jolene

How to Create a Care Notebook

If you’re the parent of a child diagnosed with special needs, you know how hard it is to remember stuff. You need to remember doctor’s appointments and recommendations, medication dosages, reactions to medications, food allergies, behavioral issues and a whole lot more. Care Notebook But sleep-deprived, stressed parents can’t remember all that the stuff without help. And that’s... read more

Feb 8, 2010 Posted by Jolene

Meet Terri Mauro at About.com

If you were to ask me to recommend one resource for parents of kids with special needs, Terri Mauro’s site at About.com would be it. About Terri Mauro According to About.com, Terri is the mother of “two teenagers with special needs: a 19-year-old with language-based learning disabilities and a 16-year-old with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, both adopted from Russia in 1994.” ... read more