By Heather Bird Teach Your Kids to Be Kind to Those Who Are Different from Them
On the eve of Zeke starting kindergarten, I have many hopes for my youngest child, mostly that other kids treat…
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By Lisa Bonnema Older Kids with Special Needs Can Get Overlooked, and it’s Lonely
Middle school is tough. I have three girls—two of them now teenagers—so I know firsthand how tween insecurities can quickly…
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By Emily Solberg Victoria’s Secret is Finally Featuring Real Women—And I Had No Idea it Would Hit Me So Hard
Victoria’s Secret has never made me cry before. I haven't shopped there in years, and I steer away from their…
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Being Able To Buy Adaptive Clothing in Stores Like Target and Kohls Means Everything
“Are you ready to go back to school?!” is everyone’s favorite question to ask these days. My son Whit usually…
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By Brynn Burger There’s Something Different About the Cast of the Netflix Original Christmas Movie ‘Jingle Jangle’—Why it Matters
But something happened last night and I CANNOT shake it. So, here I am to tell you the whole truth.…
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By His View From Home 1% Better Every Day—What We Can All Learn From the First Ironman With Down Syndrome
It's always refreshing to come across a sports story that pulls at the heartstrings and restores your faith in humanity,…
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Crayola Lauches a Skin-Colored Box of Crayons and it’s Perfect
“I’m finished with my picture, but it doesn’t really look like me,” the boy looked up at me with big…
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By Bailey Beasley Let’s Raise Kids Who Make a Seat at the Table For Everyone
Today I happened to walk past my girls in their room playing Barbies. They were pretending there was a little…
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By Sheelagh Lucas This is the Generation of Inclusion
If my son, Alek, had been born in my parents' generation, he would have been locked in an institution. If…
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By Kathy McClelland Don’t Be Afraid To Talk To Us Because We Have a Child With Special Needs
I frequently sense that I am being watched. My son's microcephaly (small head) and syndromic features stand out to passers-by.…
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By Valli Vida Gideons What I Want You to See in My Special Needs Child
Challenge: chal-inj ~ something that by its nature or character serves as a call to battle, contest, special effort, etc.…
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By Karen Johnson New San Antonio Water Park Includes Features for Kids with Disabilities
We are a couple of weeks into summer, and my kids and I have already hit multiple pools, water parks, and…
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