“Most of her life I would say I don’t think she showed any signs of ‘knowing’ us or responding to us. It was hard for me to think she could’ve gone home with anyone else and never even noticed we were gone…painful reality especially when I’m giving every moment of every day to her care….
How can we bless our children, our families, our youth groups, and the larger body of Christ as we assemble together? I was challenged to consider the ancient practice of blessing as I was reading through the account of Solomon’s… Read More The post Ancient Words Of Blessing appeared first on The Center for Parent…
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The following is excerpted from an online article posted by Rutgers. A new study by the Rutgers Education and Employment Research Center (EERC) reveals that gaming, modifying games (modding), and related hobbies can form a career pathway into the high-demand IT field, especially for adolescents and teens with supportive parents. “Students don’t realize it at…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by ScienceDaily. They say that laughter is the best medicine, but it could be a good parenting tool, too, according to a new study led by researchers from Penn State. In a pilot study, the research team found that most people viewed humor as an effective…
When people find out that I am a pediatric speech-language pathologist and the mother of a child with Down syndrome, I am often asked about the order of these life events. Did my daughter inspire my career or was it a coincidence? During my first year of college, I decided on my professional path. I…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by eMarketer. Self-reported spending is down 6% among US teens (which includes Gen Alpha and Gen Z consumers), but they are still shelling out on beauty, according to Piper Sandler’s latest Taking Stock with Teens survey. Teen spending on beauty has reached its highest level since…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by StudyFinds. PSU (problematic smartphone use) describes a pattern of behaviors, thoughts and feelings linked to smartphones that resembles an addiction, such as feeling panicky or upset when the phone is unavailable, finding it difficult to control the amount of time spent on the phone, using…
You might not be old enough to remember this phrase: “It’s 10 pm. Do you know where your children are?” This was a public service announcement used in the late 1960s through the late 1980s to remind parents to check up on their kids. Today, parents usually know exactly where their kids are—at home watching…
As parents or caregivers of someone with special needs we often have hard seasons; times where “troubles assail us” as the hymn writer once wrote. Perhaps you have a ‘Plan B’ in your back pocket for unexpected situations or you have a mental list of who to call or where to get help when needed,…