Category: Children with Special Needs
10 Things to Know About Being a Special Needs Parent
By Kerith Stull, author of brielleandme.net Maybe you’ve seen us at the grocery store and tried to avoid eye contact. Maybe your child has stared at us at the...
Today Was a Good Day
By Anonymous Today was a good day. Actually, it’s been a good week. Come to think of it, it’s been a good month. I might go so far as to say it’s been a great...
Special Needs series: ADD and ADHD
By Kristen Bagwell When I was in 4th grade, a child in our class was classified ADD/ADHD. It was a relatively new diagnosis at the time, and seemed to be a very...
Stranger on a Park Bench
By Guest Blogger Aprille Donaldson, author of the blog Beautiful in His Time A few months ago, I found myself sitting on a bench at Bolton Park, watching my 3-year-old...
Upside Down … and Sometimes Inside Out!
By Guest Blogger Laura Laxton When you have a child with Down syndrome, you get used to a few things: hearing how happy and loving people with Down syndrome are; therapy...
Special Needs Series: Down Syndrome
By Guest Blogger Kristen Bagwell As part of our special needs series, I wanted to cover a topic that is familiar to many of us: Down Syndrome. While this diagnosis has...
How To Help NICU Parents ~ Ideas from a Micro-Preemie Mom
By Lisa Tandan, author of the blog Alannah Annabelle: A micro-preemie adventure I have always considered myself to be ordinary. I assume that if something, whether good...
Special Needs Series: Autism
Seeing Claire Danes win a Golden Globe Sunday night reminded me how much I loved the movie Temple Grandin. What a great segue to this week’s special needs topic,...
Summer Break: Is it “breaking” our kids?
By Deneane Davis, Academic Dean & Kori Mackall, Summer Program Director, The Piedmont School Most teachers will tell you that it often takes a month or two to help...
Gourmet Lunchbox Lunch with Maya Angelou
By Casey Raymer, Director of Development and Volunteer Services at ABC of NC “Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.” – Dr. Maya Angelou ABC of NC...
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Katie
Fabulous tips, ladies! I am excited about red being a big fashion statement. Thanks for so...
Meredith S
I am loving the metallics! Makes me want to get dressed up and go out with the girls for a...
Katherine
I am loving all of these! I think the off-the-shoulder and the ruffled sleeves are ones I ...
Emily Gregg
Thank you for sharing!! My daughter was born with cutis aplasa and a sacral dimple. We wer...