September 2013 - Praying for Parker

Extreme Parenting

At my age, the last thing I thought I would have is an almost 9 year old. Especially an almost 9 year old who has been through as much as my almost 9 year old has been through. A friend made mention that being Mama to a kid like Parker is not just the...

Published Sun, Sep 29 2013 8:52 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Advocacy, down syndrome, Life With Special Needs, special needs parenting, extreme parenting

Over at Simply Preparing Today

Parker and I are over at Simply Preparing today. Well, actually I’m sitting here in the Family Room of Now I Can while Parker is in the Small Heroes room with two therapists stretching him out. Parker’s chewing these guys out big time for...

Published Thu, Sep 26 2013 7:51 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: frugal living, food storage, Life With Special Needs, prepping for hard times, prepping on a budget, special needs parenting, emergency prepaedness

Now I Can Foundation

We had a HUGE yard sale. We received donations from family and friends. We sent up prayers and then more prayers after that. Today we are celebrating Parker’s first week at the Now I Can Foundation. Now I Can is a place of hope and dreams and a...

Published Wed, Sep 25 2013 7:50 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: down syndrome, miracles, Life With Special Needs, hope, special needs parenting, intense physical therapy

Showing Pulmonary Hypertension Who’s Boss

Every year Highland Elementary has a Hawk Walk. The kids ask friends and family to donate a certain amount per lap they walk and that is the only fundraiser for the entire year at our school. Usually Parker is sick when it’s Hawk Walk time. But...

Published Tue, Sep 24 2013 9:37 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Advocacy, pulmonary hypertension, Life With Special Needs, special needs parenting, Hawk Walk, Highland Elementary

September Sight Words

Let’s not talk about how it is almost the end of September. It’s been a month, but I finally put together Parker’s September Sight Words. Parker’s sight words don’t fall under the same definition of typical site words. Instead...

Published Fri, Sep 20 2013 9:06 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Special Needs Homeschooling, Reading Activities, sight words, Sight Word Flash Cards, Sight Word Games

Using vinegar to clean and disinfect.

Almost all trached kids, off and on, will have colonized MRSA in their trachs. Now before you go all aghast on me, let me remind you that most of us have MRSA colonized in our very own little noses. Yup. That means you. And you. And your little one there...

Published Wed, Sep 18 2013 7:18 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: The HIGH Cost of Health Care, Life With Special Needs, cleaning tips, Cheap cleaning products, Cleaning with Vinegar, MRSA

The Common Cold and Kids with Special Needs

The Common Cold. Nobody enjoys them. For most of us it’s a week of being uncomfortable and then on we go. Unless, of course you are a medically fragile kid with special needs. Combining something as simple as the common cold and medically fragile...

Published Mon, Sep 09 2013 5:16 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: down syndrome, Life With Special Needs, medically fragile kids, special needs parenting, baby booger grabber, common cold

Oobleck

I first used Oobleck when I taught science units on solids, liquids and gases. It was great fun to watch the kids eyes grow huge when they realized this was both a solid and a liquid depending on the pressure added to it. I made up a batch for Parker...

Published Thu, Sep 05 2013 5:13 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: down syndrome, Sensory Tubs, sensory activities, Meeting a kid's sensory needs., special needs home schooling, Oobleck

September 2013 - Praying for Parker

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