Special needs children

Parenting a Special Needs Child An interesting thing happened to me this week. I am preparing for my special needs child, Marky’s, IEP (Individualized Education Program), which always causes me such anxiety. I decided to call a friend to vent and share some of my feelings. She asked: “How is he doing in school?” I …

Carissa Garabedian can be found at her website, KnowDifferent.net, where this post was originally published. There she writes about her life parenting a special needs child.  Parenting advice from friends and family is hard enough to listen to without adding the Special Needs component. Things change when that comes into play. Even though these things are …