Apr 12, 2010 Posted by Jolene

Your Plans, God’s Plans

If you’re the parent of a child with special needs, you’ve come face to face with inexplicable suffering. Though my child, husband and I have come to a place of peace and acceptance in the midst of pain and suffering, it’s hard for me to put my belief in words. Enter Tim Keller However, this sermon by Tim Keller articulates the theology that helped me accept the suffering in our family.... read more

Apr 9, 2010 Posted by Jolene

How to Be a Proactive Parent at School: Part 3

In the previous posts in this series, Cassandra Sines shared what she’s learned about being the parent of two children with behavioral special needs. In Part 1, she gave advice about how to work with the public school system. Part 2 described and provided downloads for five of the pages she uses in the All About Me notebook she gives her son’s teachers at the beginning of each school year.... read more

Apr 7, 2010 Posted by Jolene

How to Be a Proactive Parent at School: Part 2

In the first post in this series, Cassandra Sines told her story as the parent of two children with behavior disorders. She also shared what she’s learned about being a proactive parent in the public schools. This post provides descriptions of the first six sections and corresponding downloads for the  All About Me notebook Cassandra created. All About Me Notebook Page Descriptions Here are short... read more

Apr 5, 2010 Posted by Jolene

How to Be a Proactive Parent at School: Part 1

The topic of this blog’s February 16 post was 7 Ways to Advocate for Your Child in the Health Care Community. A few days later Cassandra Sines left a comment about an All About Me notebook she uses to be proactive at her children’s school. What she described sounded so fascinating, I emailed her and asked if she would chat on the phone about her creation.  Our talk was so enlightening and her... read more

Apr 2, 2010 Posted by Jolene

How to Avoid Hospital Errors

Several previous posts have addressed the need for parents to advocate on behalf of their hospitalized children. But until now, none of those posts dealt specifically with issue of patient safety. Josie’s Story by Sorrel King The importance of patient safety is made painfully clear in Josie’s Story, Sorrel King’s heart-wrenching book about her daughter’s death. Eighteen month old... read more