Jan 9, 2012 Posted by Jolene

How to Avoid Abandoned Toy Syndrome

Okay parents, Christmas is less than two weeks gone and it’s time to take a poll. How many of the toys your kids received are still being played with? By the kids who received them, that is. Not by an older or younger sibling or parent. How many of the toys have been cast aside? Does It Make You a Little Crazy? Does it make you a little crazy to see how quickly the kids blow through their new toys?... read more

Sep 21, 2011 Posted by Jolene

LoveThatMax Blogger Has 2 New Blogs

Do you love Ellen Seidman’s blog which chronicles life with her spaghetti loving, obsessed-with-purple son, Max? If so, you’re going to love to hear she has two new blogs. To the Max at Parents.com The first blog is To the Max at Parents.com. At this blog, Seidman says she blogs about “about news and views on special needs.” The initial post is about 9/11, tragedy, and how her view... read more

May 10, 2011 Posted by Jolene

Have You Heard about the Sparkle Effect?

Yesterday I admitted almost blowing off a really cool story about Nick Forbis, the young man who is becoming a physical education teacher because he has no legs. My excuse was the bad childhood memories of gym class that haunt me to this day. Well, today I discovered those memories almost made me overlook another great story – even though it originated in my home state of Iowa! Thank You, Ellen... read more

May 2, 2011 Posted by Jolene

How to Find Books of Interest to Kids with Special Needs

One of my favorite special needs bloggers is Ellen Seidman at Love That Max. Her posts about life with Max, her son who lives with cerebral palsy, are funny, honest, and transparent. She also runs some really good give way contests now and then, so if you haven’t visited her site before, give it a try. You might win something! Joy Cowley and Dr. Seuss In her February 23 post (Yes, this follow up is... read more

Feb 11, 2011 Posted by Jolene

Superheros, Unite!

The superhero world has been busy, busy, busy recently. In fact, a conflagration of posts at the intersection of superheros and special needs has me thinking a new superhero movement is gathering steam in the stratosphere. Max’s Special Powers The movement came to my attention in September with Ellen Seidman’s post about her son’s special powers. If you haven’t read it yet,... read more