It’s hard to say when, exactly, we became members of the “sandwich generation.” If I had to guess I would say it started around the time that my husband flew to his mother’s home in order to drive her back to our home so that she could meet our twins. This was about six months…
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Birds of a Feather: The Special Needs Lunch & More BlogHer highlights
I left my 2yo medically fragile son for five days…count ‘em five days AND nights, to attend BlogHer’10 in New York City. It was business, it was pleasure, it was exhausting…you name it – I felt it. Mostly I felt terribly guilty about going, but given the awesome opportunity I just felt I could not pass it…
What are you reading?
I have been updating my book recommendations on my website, and would love your input. What are you reading? I’d love suggestions from the “Special Needs” Category and from the “Reading for fun” Category which for special needs moms is about 2 minutes before we fall asleep at night! Here are a few of my…
Summer Book Club: Cowboy and Wills by Monica Holloway
As promised, I am back to discuss Cowboy & Wills: A Remarkable Little Boy and the Puppy that Changed His Life by Monica Holloway, a book that I chose for an ad hoc summer book club. I loved it so much that I dove right into Monica’s first book, the critically acclaimed Driving With Dead…
Cowboy and Wills:A Remarkable Little Boy and the Puppy That Changes His Life
I’m going to start a little 5 minutes for special needs summer book club today, and I hope you’ll join me. I am reading a book right now that is OUR kind of book. Cowboy and Wills: A Remarkable Little Boy and the Puppy That Changes His Life by Monica Holloway has just been released…
I’m just like every other mom, right?
Last Sunday we had a rough experience, or at least *I* did. Whenever something like this happens it really highlights to me how different we are from other families. It seems like in between these moments (because there are lots of them) I tend to forget how different we are. Crazy me, I just go…
Book Recommendations: from parents of children on the spectrum
I asked fans of the REGULAR GUY facebook fan page to tell me which books have helped them along the way. CLICK HERE for list. I have a top ten list of my own and will post it next week. Will you do me a favor? Tell me which books have helped you along the…
5 Minutes for Special Needs Books
We have a winner! Alicia of Experiencing Each Moment will receive The New Language of Toys, and next week, we’ll be discussing You Will Dream New Dreams, by Stanley Klein, Ph.D. and Kim Schive. Happy reading!
5 Minutes for Special Needs Books
We have a winner for last week’s give-away, Yoga for the Special Child by Sonia Sumar. It’s #4, Stacy! Please email me at jennifergrafgroneberg (at) yahoo.com with your mailing address! Next week’s book: The New Language of Toys: Teaching Communication Skills to Children with Special Needs, by Sue Schwartz. Happy reading! Jennifer Graf Groneberg is…
5 Minutes for Special Needs Books
We have a winner in last week’s drawing for the book, Down Syndrome and Vitamin Therapy by Kent MacLeod. It’s Tara Marie, of the blog Emma Sage. Congratulations, and happy reading!
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