Posted in Advocating for special needs, awareness, baby, birth, Blogging, charitable organizations, charity, children, death, donate, family, fathers, Fear, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, giving, health, Impact, life, loss, love, mom, mother, news, organizations for special needs, parenting, pregnancy, pregnancy, protect, support, Teen Pregnancy, Twitter, well-being on Nov 3rd, 2009
Parents expecting a baby can’t wait to meet their child; however, premature babies can suffer birth defect or die. March of Dimes is trying to help prevent premature births to help ensure a health delivery at birth.
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Posted in animals, authorities, awareness, baby, children, comfort, communication, danger, disaster, disease, elderly, emergency, family, government, health, help, ideas, illness, Impact, law enforcement, medicine, mental and physical health, military, news, observations, organizations for special needs, parenting, pets, power, responsibility, safety, schools, service, special needs, stress, television, Threats, trauma, utility companies, violence, water shortage, weather, well-being on Sep 23rd, 2009
September is National Emergency Preparedness Month; there are things you can do to prepare for an emergency with your family’s survival in mind. Are you ready?
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Posted in accomplishments, Advocating for special needs, attitude, awareness, baby, birth, Business, children, commitment, communication, compassion, disappointments, Dreams, Education, emotions, family, Fear, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, Frustration, grief, health, help, hopes, hospital, hospitals, illness, kids, leadership, learning, life, love, medical, medicine, mental and physical health, observations, organizations for special needs, parenting, pregnancy, pregnancy, relationships, sadness, school, schools, sharing, success, words on Aug 18th, 2009
Parenting special needs children can be like taking a trip to Holland that you didn’t plan on. Louise Sattler shares her personal experience as a parent & educator.
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Posted in accomplishments, adoption, Advocating for special needs, Amazing, awareness, baby, birth, Business, children, coaching, commitment, communication, compassion, Creating, encouragement, family, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, foster parenting, Frustration, grandchildren, grandparents, health, Heart, help, hospital, hospitals, Impact, leadership, learning, life, medical, mental and physical health, news, observations, of connections, Opportunities, organizations for special needs, parenting, Passion, patience, pregnancy, relationships, special needs, support, Twitter, well-being, words, writing for children on Jul 31st, 2009
Louise Sattler has created a DVD for young children and babies to communicate with others through sign language. It is bi-lingual and benefits people with or without disabilities.
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Posted in Advocating for special needs, awareness, birth, charitable organizations, charity, children, communication, compassion, culture, Education, giving, health, help, Impact, kids, learning, life, media, medical, mental and physical health, news, observations, organizations for special needs, parenting, physician, pregnancy, publicity, special needs on Jul 19th, 2009
July 22, 2009 is National Fragile X Awareness Day. Fragile X is a grouping of a variety of genetic disorders that affects more than 1 million Americans & many others around the world.
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Posted in abuse, armed forces, authorities, commitment, compassion, crime, danger, Education, emotions, encouragement, environment, expectations, failure, family, finances, friendship, Frustration, future, hero, history, home, Impact, leadership, learning, legal, life, medical, mental and physical health, military, news, observations, of connections, opinion, Opportunities, organizations for special needs, pain and misery, parenting, Patriotism, power, protect, relationships, respect, responsibility, safety, school, schools, service, special needs, stress, well-being on Jul 18th, 2009
A recruiter is accused of signing up a young man, with multiple disabilies, to the Marine Corps. Is it appropriate to encourage those ill equipped for full service to sign up for the military?
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Posted in Advocating for special needs, baby boomers, book Recommendations, books, commitment, communication, compassion, depression, disease, Education, elderly, emotions, encouragement, expectations, family, fathers, Fear, Frustration, grief, health, husband, illness, Impact, life, loss, medical, medicine, mental and physical health, mother, music, observations, of connections, organizations for special needs, physician, Remembering, responsibility, restlessness, expectations, callings, sadness, safety, sensitivity, service, stress, support, Uncategorized on Jun 17th, 2009
The tragedy of Alzheimer’s disease is that it is a thief…the condition steals so much from those who are struggling to live with it. Not only does it steal a person’s ability to remember day- to- day activities and responsibilities; it steals a person’s independence. As the disease progresses, it takes away the individuals [...]
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Posted in accomplishments, Advocating for special needs, attitude, baby boomers, cancer, charitable organizations, charity, chemo, children, commitment, communication, compassion, courage, culture, disease, Education, emotions, expectations, family, Fear, finances, Frustration, future, giving, goals, health, hopes, leadership, life, media, medical, mental and physical health, MONEY, news, observations, of connections, Opportunities, organizations for special needs, pain and misery, power, publicity, sickness, support, television on May 28th, 2009
Last year 100 million dollars was raised to help fight cancer in an unprecedented way. All three major television networks joined together to do a broadcast announcing the plan to join together to raise funds and raise awareness in the battle against cancer. Celebrities, newspeople, researchers and medical professionals and everyday people have combined [...]
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Posted in Advocating for special needs, birth, charitable organizations, charity, children, comfort, commitment, communication, compassion, culture, economy, Education, elderly, emotions, family, finances, future, giving, goals, grandchildren, health, Heart, Heart to heart, help, home, hopes, Impact, inspiration, kids, leadership, life, medical, mental and physical health, MONEY, observations, Opportunities, organizations for special needs, pain and misery, parenting, personal development, poverty, power, responsibility, safety, school, schools, service, special needs, success, support, talent, Teen Pregnancy, teens, values, well-being on May 4th, 2009
The world is a big wonderful place full of interesting people, places to go and exciting things to do. However, for those who are stuck in the cycle of poverty and need…the world is often a place that seems full of promise; only to others, who are blessed with the resources to go, do [...]
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Posted in accomplishments, Advocating for special needs, Business, career, celebrity, charitable organizations, children, coaching, commitment, communication, compassion, competition, confidence, culture, Dreams, Education, emotions, encouragement, failure, Faith, Fame, family, finances, friendship, Frustration, Fun, future, giving, goals, help, hopes, Impact, inspiration, kids, law enforcement, leadership, learning, life, loneliness, loss, mental and physical health, mentoring, Models, MONEY, observations, of connections, Opportunities, organizations for special needs, parenting, personal development, poverty, power, relationships, religion, responsibility, school, service, special needs, success, support, talent, teens, Uncategorized, values on May 3rd, 2009
It has been becoming difficult for me to quietly sit back and not scream my frustration with people in a position of power who are not standing up for youth at risk of failure. Whether you are a parent, a teacher, a mentor, a friend, social worker, counselor, tutor, a member of clergy, member of [...]
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