Occasionally and erroneously, I forget how much harder my son Charlie’s life is than his peers. Yes, he has cerebral palsy and he uses a wheelchair to move and a speaking device to communicate. But Charlie is happy and healthy and thriving in his home environment. He participates in every activity as the rest of… Continue reading Disabled Rights Shouldn’t Have to be a Fight

Numbers help us evaluate learning in school and health and unemployment rates and so much more. They give us important data. But they are not everything.

If you have trouble expressing your emotions, the crying map might help. Because grief, especially over all that the last year has taken from us, will have to be processed one way or another...

One lesson we have learned in caring for our child is that nothing, absolutely nothing, should limit his ability to live the best possible version of his life.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been ongoing and is slowly (or maybe not so slowly) wearing us all down...

I first encountered the Feelings Wheel in therapy. I had just told my therapist how shocking it was to see a discarded face mask on the sidewalk. How had we gotten to this point – where our safety precautions are so common they’ve been relegated to trash? Where something that would be a well-placed clue… Continue reading Not Sure How You’re Feeling? Let the Feelings Wheel Help

Summer 2021 also remains unpredictable. But if you do your research, you can approach the gap between school years and child care with knowledge, if not a concrete plan.

Our children are feeling as overwhelmed as we are. This pandemic has created a sedentary lifestyle with little down time...

There aren’t that many choices for differently-abled bodies if you want to look both comfortable and nice. The fashion world assumes...

We are all feeling the effects of this pandemic as we are nearing the one-year mark. We are all in this together.