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Author Archives: Jolene
8 Dining Out Tips for Kids with Special Needs
From Jolene over on Bignity. Parents know that going to a restaurant with kids can be a challenge. When some of those kids have special needs, the challenges can multiply quickly. But in a recent post at www.mommymatter.com, one blogger … Continue reading
Posted in kids, restaurants, special needs
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1 Special Dance Teacher & 3 Special Students
From Jolene over on Bignity. Johanna Kester. Maybe you haven’t heard about her, this recent high school graduate who received a special award in June. What’s the Congressional Award? Not just any award. The Congressional Award. According to a article … Continue reading
Posted in dance, special needs, students, Teacher
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Chores & Your Child with Special Needs
From Jolene over on Bignity. An article in the June issue of Connected Families, a parenting newsletter, encouraged parents to assign chores to very young children. The Jacksons and Connected Families Jim and Lynne Jackson, the article’s authors, told about … Continue reading
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Learning to Parent an Adult Child with Special Needs
From Jolene over on Bignity. Many of the parents who visit DifferentDream.com have young children with special needs. But some of them parent older children, and even adult children, who are living with a variety of conditions. So I’m glad … Continue reading
Posted in adult, children, growing older, special needs
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Beach Wheelchairs for Kids with Special Needs
From Jolene over on Bignity. A day at the beach is my ultimate summer get-away. Maybe because of childhood deprivation. Beach excursions were an impossibility for our family in the 1960s because Dad was in a wheelchair. And boy, oh … Continue reading
Posted in beach, cape cod, special needs, wheelchairs
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Time for the Pool: Swim Gear for All Kids
From Jolene over on Bignity. Though our first trip to a pool with our one-year-old son was more than 28 years ago, I remember it vividly. We were at Hot Springs, South Dakota, which we thought would be a perfect … Continue reading
Posted in pool, Safety, special needs, swim
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7 Great Toys for Kids with Special Needs
From Jolene over on Bignity. Another informative post has come to light, compliments of google alerts. This one comes from Stacie Lewis at Momformation Blog. If you’re looking for toys a toddler with special needs will love, this column’s for … Continue reading
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Top Ranked Children’s Hospitals
From Jolene over on Bignity. The verdict is in. The jury consisted of over 1500 physicians. They deliberated about which children’s hospitals they would recommend for their sickest patients. 2011′s Top Hospitals According to U.S. News and World Report, here … Continue reading
Cool Adaptive Clothing
From Jolene over on Bignity. A couple months ago, a company that makes adaptive and fashionable clothes for kids with special needs was featured in a DifferentDream.com post. Now another company has surfaced that may be of interest to parents … Continue reading
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After High School
From Jolene over on Bignity. Our daughter, Anne, graduated from college a month ago. As she and her classmates made their way across the stage, I wondered how many of them dealt with special needs. One scholar had a visible … Continue reading
Posted in Aspergers, college, Disability, dyslexia, northwestern
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