relationships

Coping with Family Discord as a Result of your Child with Special Needs

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One of the hardest aspects of becoming a parent to a child with special needs is how it greatly affects an existing family dynamic. It has the potential to cause strife, conflict and tension in the closest of families. In many cases this leads to a division in family relationships, hurt feelings, and the dissolution of a support system that is greatly needed.

No matter the root of the conflict, the same cooping mechanisms apply for getting through that very strenuous and painful situation.

“I will keep believing that God still has a plan”

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Healing didn’t happen overnight, and there were so many moments – moments like the summer of 2006 – that were pauses on the journey where I simply held onto faith in God’s plan.

Harmful Courtship Teachings: the Myth of the Construction Paper Heart

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I’m currently a 25-year-old married woman and mother of one. This morning my son woke up at 5:45, but was scared to enter the hallway because the hall night-light was broken. He crawled back in bed and went to sleep. Unfortunately for me, I have a touch of a cold and cough and as much as … [Read more…]