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Parenting a Child Who has a Disability: Uncovering Your Wisdom, Strength and Courage to Find Serenity and Acceptance

2016-12-20T13:04:18-05:00October 14th, 2016|

The Serenity Prayer  God grant me the serenity To accept the things I cannot change; Courage to change the things I can; And wisdom to know the difference. Reinhold Niebuhr   I came to know the Serenity Prayer several years ago.  As a parent of a child who had multiple [...]

Parenting a Child Who Has a Disability: How Being Thankful Will Change Your Life

2016-12-20T13:04:40-05:00October 7th, 2016|

He rarely settled. He would scream for most of the day and we had a difficult time to help him to relax. As a matter of fact, we were lucky if he slept for two hours in a 24-hour day.  He wasn’t comfortable and we didn’t know how to make [...]

Advocating for a Child with a Disability: The Approach of Parents and Professionals Makes a Difference

2016-12-20T13:05:06-05:00September 30th, 2016|

Let’s face it.  When you have a child diagnosed with a disability, your life is in disarray. Every day, you ride that notorious emotional roller coaster, the one on which your feelings repeatedly seesaw, up and down and around.   One minute you’re happy, the next you are sad. Soon after, [...]

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