Aug 30, 2019 | Children with Special Needs, Education, Education for Special Needs, Homeschooling, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Christina Holder It’s that time of the year again, back to school. We made it through the anxiety-inducing trip to Walmart for school supplies, the dreaded over-crowded open house night, and the two weeks before school started where we “practiced”...
Jul 23, 2019 | Babies, By Stage, Children with Special Needs, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, Children's Health & Wellness, Health, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By Guest Blogger Aeroflow Healthcare The average family can spend $200-$300 a month on diapers or pull-ups per child or disabled adult. This astronomical cost can take away other necessities such as food or clothing. It’s no surprise nearly 1 in 3 American families...
Apr 30, 2019 | Children with Special Needs, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, Children's Health & Wellness, Developmental Concerns, Education, Education for Special Needs, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Laura Laxton If you haven’t already, meet Malcolm. He is 11; finishing up elementary school; loves basketball, baseball and his teen-age sister (much to her long-suffering annoyance); and, as you can tell, has Down syndrome. We found out about the DS...
Mar 21, 2019 | By Location, Children with Special Needs, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, Education, Education for Special Needs, Local Resources, Non Profits, Parent & Child Groups / Support Groups, Parenting & Family, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Laura Laxton As we celebrate World Down Syndrome Day on March 21 (get it? 3-21, because people with DS have three copies of the 21st chromosome), I’d like to (re)introduce you to one of Winston-Salem’s most active and vibrant organizations: The Down...
Mar 16, 2019 | Camps, Children with Special Needs, Greensboro, Parenting & Family, Recreation
By Guest Blogger MaryKent Wolff, co-director In the United States, over 5 million children have been affected by a parent’s cancer. One nonprofit, Camp Kesem, is working nationwide to serve this population by providing them with a completely free and fun week of...
Mar 2, 2019 | Children with Special Needs, Education, Education for Special Needs, Helpful Lists & Directories, Local Resources, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Aprille Donaldson When I moved to North Carolina from Kentucky nearly six years ago, I knew one person: my mother-in-law. On a visit with my three-year-old to Bolton Park, the closest park to our tiny apartment, I saw a green, circular bumper sticker...
Mar 1, 2019 | Children with Special Needs, Children's Health & Wellness, Developmental Concerns, Education for Special Needs, Helpful Lists & Directories, Toddler & Preschool Directories
Updated by Laura Simon Speech Therapy, Down Syndrome, Autism, ADHD, Developmental Disabilities, Terminal Illness … when your child has a special need, it can be lonely until you find a group who completely understands. We know it takes a village to raise a...
Jan 17, 2019 | Children with Special Needs, Children's Health & Wellness, Developmental Concerns, From the Heart, Health, High Point, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Christina Holder Let me start off with the fact that I am a tattooed mother with the sides of my hair shaved (or dyed) and painted black nails. I’ll pause for the criticisms and head shakes. In case you’re wondering, yes I am college...
Dec 13, 2018 | Adult Health & Wellness, Children with Special Needs, Developmental Concerns, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Robbie Powers, Sophomore at Mt. Tabor High School Imagine fulfilling your biggest dream, the one you have had all your life. When Eli Remer was 15, he climbed 70 miles of Mt Everest in just 10 days. Tim Harris owned his own restaurant which was famous...
Nov 9, 2018 | Children with Special Needs, Children's Health & Wellness, Education, Education for Special Needs, Elementary, From the Doctor, Health, Middle School, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Jim Anderson, MD, Pediatrician, Wake Forest Health Network – Pediatrics at Premier It’s that time of the school year when progress reports are sent out and parent-teacher conferences occur. For some parents, this can mean an often-worrisome...
Sep 11, 2018 | Children with Special Needs, Education, Education for Special Needs, Parenting & Family
By Laura Simon (with contributions from guest blogger Angela Fuller) My Uncle Lavelle had a seizure when he was a toddler that left him with profound, irreversible brain damage. The youngest of eight children, most of whom remained in the same small community, he was...
Jul 31, 2018 | Children with Special Needs, From the Heart, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Jennifer Janes, author of the blog Jennifer A. Janes My precious child, My heart aches for you. I’m sure there are days when you feel like your sibling gets all the attention and I don’t notice you, but it’s not true. I hurt when I am so tied up in dealing with the...
Jul 11, 2018 | By Location, Children with Special Needs, Desserteries & Coffee Houses, Education, Education for Special Needs, Food & Nutrition, Local Resources, Non Profits, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Kaley Barenkamp This time last year, a group of Winston-Salem locals sat around a coffee table with one common question: what would happen if we put our talent, time and community connections together to create an opportunity that would provide...
May 18, 2017 | Children with Special Needs, Children's Health & Wellness, Health, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Hannah Cox, LPCA at Triad Child & Family Counseling Your child has it so good, right? No responsibilities, no boss to answer to, no bills to pay… So, how could your child possibly be having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad, week, month,...
Feb 9, 2017 | Children with Special Needs, From the Heart, Hot Topics, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Laura Laxton We found out during my pregnancy that our second child would have Down syndrome, and, as you’d imagine, it was a pretty big shock. Naturally, we heard a lot of information (and opinions) about what would be “wrong” with the baby and...
Jan 20, 2017 | Children with Special Needs, Hot Topics, Parenting & Family
By Jennifer Janes, author of the blog Jennifer A. Janes What a ride we’ve been on together! It’s often a rocky one, but I can honestly say, despite the struggles we’ve had and the challenges we face, that I’m thankful that you’re my child, and I can’t imagine life...
Sep 24, 2016 | Arts & Enrichment Activities, Camps, Children with Special Needs, Education, Education for Special Needs, Hiking & Camping, Parenting & Family, Recreation
By Guest Blogger Jenny B. Scouting is for anybody. My son and I are living proof. We experience what’s great about Scouting every day, but there is one day in particular that embodied everything I hoped to find in an extracurricular activity for him. Neither of us...
Aug 23, 2016 | Children with Special Needs, Local Events, Local Resources, Non Profits, Parenting & Family
2016 Greensboro Run/Walk for Autism Saturday, September 24, 2016 On the campus of UNC-Greensboro As many as 1 in 59 children may be diagnosed with autism in North Carolina. You can make a difference in the lives of children with autism and their families by...
Jun 29, 2016 | Children with Special Needs, Children's Health & Wellness, Education, Education for Special Needs, Health, Local Resources, Non Profits, Parent & Child Groups / Support Groups, Parenting & Family
By Guest Bloggers Kim Shufran and Courtney Perry In 2008, the iCan House was created by Kim Shufran who was seeking support and help for her daughter, Erica. Kim’s intelligent, sweet, and engaging 11year old daughter was eager to make friends, but struggled so much...
Apr 19, 2016 | Children with Special Needs, Children's Health & Wellness, Health, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Suzi Blair I am a former school teacher who has two hearing impaired children. My oldest child was identified at 21 months and my youngest at birth. They both wear bilateral hearing aids. My children received services from the state until the age of...
Apr 9, 2016 | Children with Special Needs, Food & Nutrition, Local Events, Local Resources, Parenting & Family, Restaurants
By Rachel Hoeing Hopefully you have all been able to dine at Winston-Salem’s PDQ restaurant located in the newest shopping center on the corner of Stratford Road and Harvey Street. PDQ stands for People Dedicated to Quality, and the restaurant surely lives up to...
Apr 4, 2016 | Children with Special Needs, Children's Health & Wellness, Developmental Concerns, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Jessie Tucker Mitchell A couple of weeks ago, on one of those record-breaking warm March afternoons, I decided to take my baby for a run. (Okay: I ran downhill and walked uphill, but that’s beside the point.) While pausing at a redbud to let my...
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...
Dec 2, 2015 | Children with Special Needs, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, From the Heart, Holidays, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Jessie Tucker Mitchell Some people are obsessed with Halloween, with candy, trick-or-treating, and costume parties; others adore Easter and its promise of springtime and warm weather. But my family? We love Christmas. We might not have the most...
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!...
Sep 21, 2015 | Children with Special Needs, Children's Health & Wellness, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Jessie Tucker Mitchell When our 17 month old son was prediagnosed with autism, my husband Robert and I were shocked. We had completely missed the signs – or rather, we had assumed they were caused by something else. Fletcher didn’t look when I pointed...
