Archive for May 2011
Learning as we go
Special needs parents learn as we go. The little lessons and the big lessons are often learned on a personal level. Sometimes if you have a friend in a similar situation you can share what you’ve learned so they don’t make the same mistakes. Then there are opportunities like this site and others where you…
Read More +VIDEO: Just for a smile
It’s Friday! Many of my students graduate today and I haven’t had much of a chance to think or be thoughtful. So I thought I’d just share a sweet video I recorded with Jordan singing one of her favorite songs about love that she learned at school. It’s super sweet. I hope everyone has a…
Read More +Figuring out Early Intervention
Since this blog started almost six years ago, there are so many topics discussed and buried. That’s why I thought it would be worthwhile bringing up Early Intervention again. I had a conversation on the Born Just Right Facebook page with a mom who wondered if limb different kids qualify for any long-term insurance assistance.…
Read More +Jen's Rant Curated
I was showing a friend how to use a cool tool called Storify that lets you collect conversations across platforms and share it all in one space. Here are some of the comments I collected from Twitter and a few links about how the conversation came about. (Sorry for the nerdiness… but I figured I’d…
Read More +Discovering New Dreams
NOTE: Born Just Right is growing to offer additional perspective and support to parents of special needs kids. If you’re interested, check out this post. _____________________________ I am so honored to be posting on Jen’s site. I have known Jen since I was born…I have pictures of her holding me as a baby! For as long…
Read More +Should I be annoyed?
I was lucky enough to discover a couple of stories about Hayden Filson thanks to her mom who posted on the Born Just Right Facebook page. Hayden plays softball for her state championship high school team and was born with one hand. But in the news coverage about her, the reporters keep writing and saying…
Read More +The First Step To Take After A Special Needs Diagnosis
NOTE: Born Just Right is growing to offer additional perspective and support to parents of special needs kids. If you’re interested, check out this post. ___________________________________________________________________________________ The moment you get the official word that your kid has special needs is heart wrenching. Even after months or years of knowing that there is something off, the final…
Read More +The T-Ball Experience
When I signed Jordan up for t-ball, I thought she’d like it… but just a little. She’s had to attend so many games for her brother, it just seemed right for her to have a chance to play herself. So I signed her up. She wasn’t that impressed during practice but ever since her first…
Read More +Happy Mother's Day
I’m nine years into this mom thing… And I still can’t say I’m a pro at this, but I am honored to be the mom of these two kids. This past week has been an example of just how crazy I allow my world to get because I’m a mom. Jordan and Cameron had baseball…
Read More +Learning about others
In my quest to take more time to think about all kinds of ways I can help the kids learn about diversity, I made a point of taking the kids to a couple of events in town this past week. Last Friday, Cameron’s (and soon to be Jordan’s) school held an International Day. Each year…
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