Feb 9, 2016 | Children with Special Needs, Education, Education for Special Needs, Parenting & Family, Private Schools
By Guest Blogger Kelly Heritage, High School Counselor Perhaps thinking back upon your high school years stirs up nostalgia, fond thoughts of friends, fun, and days our adult-selves would certainly label “care-free.” Or maybe those adolescent years were so tumultuous,...
Dec 29, 2015 | Children with Special Needs, Hot Topics, Local Resources, Parent & Child Groups / Support Groups, Parenting & Family, Recreation, Sports
By Rachel Hoeing “The smiles on the kid’s faces during the game is priceless. There usually is not a dry eye in the stands when everyone sees these children having the time of their lives,” Debbie DeLoach, one of the founders of the Heroes League. Having a...
Dec 22, 2015 | Children with Special Needs, Education, Education for Special Needs, Local Resources, Non Profits, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Ginger Shields, Director of Children’s Ministry Each month, West Market Street United Methodist Church in downtown Greensboro offers Nathaniel’s Hope Buddy Break to families in the Greensboro community. Buddy Break is a free kids program where...
Nov 28, 2015 | Children with Special Needs, Children's Health & Wellness, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Elizabeth Smith The first question other moms typically ask me when I tell them that my son has behavior problems, is “How did you know”? In the beginning it used to upset me, for it somehow held an accusation that I didn’t really know there was a...
Nov 3, 2015 | Children with Special Needs, From the Heart, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Jessie Tucker Mitchell In many ways my 11 year old daughter is still very innocent, still very much a child. She would rather spend an hour at the playground than at the mall. Her closet doors are decorated with posters of kittens and puppies, and she...
Oct 27, 2015 | Children with Special Needs, From the Heart, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Kathryn Sneed with Singing Though the Rain Last weekend we decided to drive an hour away to take my son on a train ride. My son is autistic and is just obsessed with trains. We thought it would be so much fun for him to ride a real train. And it was!...
