Depending on the age and disability of your special need child, you may have to limit what you share about catastrophic events.
As a special needs parent, I’ve had to train myself to put down that Magic Eight Ball. I’ve had to stop asking all the “what-ifs” over and over again.
I needed movement for stress relief more than ever when my son was born with a physical disability. But how could I go for a run with a child with a trach?
I'm not the only parent who's fought back tears after a developmental age eval. Learning my son is on level with a 3 year-old was a sucker punch to the gut.
Sometimes you can’t help but note and compare the differences in development and progress between your child and other children with special needs.
GROW with Shield HealthCare has been named a PR News' Social Media Awards finalist in the Best Blog category for its support of special needs families.
When you're parenting a child with special needs, there will always be storms. Life is about unexpected situations and how we weather them.
There’s something to be said for developing your “surprise face” when someone tells you she’s pregnant. As a special needs mom, there's some PTSD involved.
Watch this recorded webinar - Special needs parenting and raising a child with complex health needs can be a nerve-wracking experience.
When it hit us, it hit hard and fast. I don’t know if there’s an actual name for it, but I call it therapy burnout. We called it quits for a year.