Today is the start of National Disability Awareness Week and we are celebrating it under the theme: Powered By Inclusion. Am I in Your Village? Honestly, if I had my wish, this question, “Am I in Your Village?” would be something everyone-business, government ministry, organization, school, church congregation, etc. would …
Yesterday was Children’s Day and Belize celebrated it under the theme: Reimagining a Better Future for Every Child. While thinking and planning for the future of our kiddos is usually a very scary and stressful thing to do, for us special needs parents, I really thought this theme was timely …
This morning I was invited to be the Guest Speaker for the PTT Learning Center Seminar: Inclusive Education: Special Needs in the 21st Century. I thought I would share here… I can still remember the day I got Teo’s diagnosis. Well, the first time anyway. I had taken a ferry …
This week’s A Parent’s Perspective Blog is actually a VLOG. I am so excited for you guys to watch this. One of our most active parent’s in our support group, Marisela Craig, is a mom of a very cool and flirty young man with Downs Syndrome (YES- ALL parents with …
Today, October 10, 2021 is World Mental Health Day. Over the past two years, I’ve spoken about my ups and downs and battles with my mental health. So today, I thought I’d write a little about Teo’s. Surprising, Right? Yeah, who would think Teo has issues? I certainly didn’t. I …