May 15, 2012 Posted by Jolene

Managing Your Time Without Losing Your Mind, Part 3

This series on time management for parents of kids with special needs is for anyone who ever feels like the person in the picture. In Part 3, guest blogger Amy Stout is back with five more strategies for parents like you and me. (Click here for Part 2 of the series which showcases Amy’s first five strategies. Click here for Part 1 of the series.) Amy passed along these strategies to be included in a... read more

May 7, 2012 Posted by Jolene

Managing Your Time Without Losing Your Mind, Part 2

Welcome back to Part 2 of the DifferentDream.com series about time management. In Part 1, guest blogger Melissa Gamble shared her three best time management tips. In this installment, guest blogger Amy Stout shares some of her strategies. Amy says it’s easy to keep herself organized, but things are trickier for her daughter Kylie, who experiences autism. Amy finds organization, routine, and proper... read more

Mar 28, 2012 Posted by Jolene

How to Teach Kids Their Phone Numbers, Part 2

Thanks to guest blogger, Amy Stout, those of you who read yesterday’s post may have the melody to Here We Go ‘Round the Mulberry Bush running through your head. Also, thanks to Amy, you may be one step closer to helping your child successfully memorize your phone number. To that end, Amy is back today with several tips for making the process fun for the whole family. Take it away, Amy. How To... read more

Mar 27, 2012 Posted by Jolene

How to Teach Kids Their Phone Numbers, Part 1

Guest blogger Amy Stout is one creative woman. Today and tomorrow, she shares her creative method for helping kids with special needs memorize their phone numbers. In the first post, she introduces a song to help with the process. So get your vocal chords moving and read on! How To Teach Kids Their Phone Number Every parent wants to protect their child and I am no exception. At this point in Kylie’s... read more

Mar 2, 2012 Posted by Jolene

Connecting With Your Spouse When Circumstances Say No, Part 2

Guest blogger Amy Stout is back again today to address an issue parents of children with special needs often neglect – connecting with their spouse. In this post, she gives three more tips to help spouses connect despite their care giving duties. Don’t Be So Serious Learn how to laugh at yourself. Some of the things that seem so pressing in our every day simply aren’t. For example, my... read more