Let’s Talk About Disability Culture and Identity
If you parent kids with disabilities and you are nondisabled, chances are you don’t know much about disability culture. Personally, learning about my children’s culture has been a journey and a process, something I don’t always get right and I am...
We Need Better Employment Training for Our Kids With Disabilities
Most students who receive special education qualify for a “transition” program that allows them to stay in school until age 21. These programs are meant to provide job training and life skills, preparing our kids to become as independent as possible. But...
Navigating Back-to-School Choices for Kids With Disabilities During the Pandemic
Online learning, hybrid models, or full-time school. These are the options and choices to navigate as this new school year begins in the midst of a global pandemic. What are we — parents of kids with disabilities — to do? [Image: a empty classroom in the...
What to Share (and Not to Share) About Your Child With a Disability
Because of social media, many people nowadays live their lives in “public.” From what you ordered at a restaurant, to rants about neighbors, to new hairdos. Everything goes… including sometimes our children’s privacy. Recently, a video of a...
Let’s Talk About Resolutions as Parents of Kids With Disabilities
Everyone is talking about resolutions. For many, this is a time of “new beginnings.” But if you feel like your plate is already full, making resolutions could feel like piling on more “work.” It doesn’t have to be that way. Join Erin and...
Ellen Stumbo writes and speaks about finding beauty in brokenness with gritty honesty and openness. She's passionate about sharing the real – sometimes beautiful and sometimes ugly – aspects of faith, parenting, special needs, and adoption. Ellen’s writing has appeared on Focus on the Family, LifeWay, MomSense, Not Alone, Mamapedia and the Huffington Post.