Source: https://creatingafamily.org
By Dawn Davenport of Creating A Family
When groups of parents hang out or socialize, I’ve noticed that parents
of kids with special needs or learning disabilities tend to find each
other. It’s as if we have a homing signal that draws us together. We
share something and understand things in a way that other parents
sometime don’t get.
It doesn’t even have to be a life altering special need; it’s enough to be parenting a square peg in our round-holed world– the type of kid who just doesn’t fit the mold.
One of the things we get is the inherent “what if’s” and “what then’s” that seem to come with the territory of parenting a child that is “different”. The fears that wake us up at night with a grip of panic about what the future will bring for this child… and also for us.
Read more.
By Dawn Davenport of Creating A Family
When groups of parents hang out or socialize, I’ve noticed that parents
of kids with special needs or learning disabilities tend to find each
other. It’s as if we have a homing signal that draws us together. We
share something and understand things in a way that other parents
sometime don’t get.It doesn’t even have to be a life altering special need; it’s enough to be parenting a square peg in our round-holed world– the type of kid who just doesn’t fit the mold.
One of the things we get is the inherent “what if’s” and “what then’s” that seem to come with the territory of parenting a child that is “different”. The fears that wake us up at night with a grip of panic about what the future will bring for this child… and also for us.
Read more.
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