Posts Tagged ‘tips’
How to respond to difficult questions
A physical difference is noticeable… and many cultures around the world struggle with accepting differences. Even if we live in a culture that doesn’t make it easy to live with a physical difference, I focus on helping Jordan grow up with confidence and the knowledge that she can try it all with one hand. A…
Read More +A Note to New Parents of A Born Just Right Baby
If you had to choose to give birth to child with a limb difference would you? Probably not. But every challenge our kids face are just that, a challenge. And even though I wouldn’t have asked for Jordan to have one hand and one elbow, I’m so happy to be Jordan’s mom and have her…
Read More +Sharing inspiration in the news
I’m making a big transition this week… After Friday, I’m leaving 17 years of working television newsrooms to work for the national AARP organization. I’m becoming the organization’s social media trainer and I’m thrilled for the opportunity. It also means some changes here at Born Just Right. I promise to get a t-shirt shop going……
Read More +Meeting Hayden Filson
A while back I went on a rant about the way the media covers limb differences… Some Illinois media outlets reported on a “one armed” high school softball player. If you watch the video, you quickly see how Hayden Filson has TWO ARMS and one hand. It put me on a media rant that has…
Read More +Flashback Friday: Taking risks
Being the parent of a limb different baby forces you to take risks… And back in the winter of 2006, I had a lot of learning to do with Jordan as a newborn. There’s so much going on when you’re a parent of a newborn with or without a physical or developmental challenge. You’re exhausted,…
Read More +Jumping into the blog world
When you are a parent, you can feel alone even when there are all kinds of parents around you. There are hundreds of parenting books out there but in the end, it’s up to you to figure it all out. I’ve spent years figuring it out while blogging about it along the way. I started…
Read More +Five tips I wish I knew six years ago
Six years ago Jordan came into our world and changed our perspective on what it’s like to raise a little girl. I’ve said this many times, but I’ll repeat it again. I asked the doctors if Jordan was okay after we discovered she was born with one hand… I looked up into Randy’s eyes and…
Read More +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…
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