Category: Children with Special Needs
10 Things to Know About Being a Special Needs Parent
Feb 23, 2015
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
Jan 14, 2015
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
Dec 06, 2014
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
Oct 15, 2014
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!
Sep 10, 2014
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
Jul 05, 2014
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
Jun 09, 2014
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
May 11, 2014
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?
Mar 14, 2014
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
Oct 08, 2013
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...
Jennifer
Every trip to Charleston should include a trip to Martha Lou's. Don't be worried about the...
Rachel Hoeing
Great write up! I have never been to Charleston as a family either, so it's great to see a...
Katie
Crawford is lucky to have you all as parents - sounds like you are doing all the right thi...
Jen Tuft
This event was really cool. Only problem was it was for the Piedmont, but almost everyth...