By Krystal Sieben I Liked Being a Teenager in the ’90s, but I’m Glad My Kids Are Growing Up Today
'90s nostalgia is all the rage. I loved being a teenager in the '90s—I mean, as a much as a…
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If You’re Stuck in the Angry Room
Recently, a good friend and I were chatting about the upcoming weekend. Her daughter, a first-grader, went to a birthday…
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5 Ways to Practice Inclusion, from a Mom Raising a Disabled Child
My 6-year-old daughter JJ, has a rare genetic disorder called Rett Syndrome. She has a wheelchair, a speech device, and…
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The World is Different and So are Our Kids
It’s a sunny Tuesday afternoon, I pull up to the yellow curb and hear the flag jangling against the pole.…
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By Laura Childers “Who Would Marry a Quadriplegic?”
It had started as a typical work day for me at a hospital home health agency. I heard it from…
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What Did I Do To Deserve Such Love?
It started in the ultrasound room at my 12-week noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT). I sat there looking at this cute…
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Dear Parents of Neurodiverse Children: Live with Intention
This year, two colleagues and I submitted a poster titled Feeling at Home, Away from Home for my organization’s annual…
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By Calleen Petersen Not Sure If She’ll Join Your Girls Night Out? Invite Her Anyway.
Who doesn’t love dinner out with friends? Maybe some tacos with a slice of cheesecake at the end with lots…
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My Daughter in a Wheelchair is Not Invisible
It was Saturday afternoon and everything seemed on track for the upcoming teddy bear tea party at our local library.…
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By Christine Derengowski The Greatest Gift We Can Give Someone Is to Include Them
The greatest gift we can give someone is to include them. Never have I felt more isolated and excluded than…
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By Her View From Home Mattel Debuts Barbie with Down syndrome, and We Couldn’t Love It More
If you were to add up the hours I spent playing Barbies, first as a little girl and then as…
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By Sarah Little If Someone Needs a Friend, Be a Friend
“If someone needs a friend, be a friend” it’s the running joke in our family. My husband will say the…
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