By Ashley Taylor of DisabledParents.org Health and safety for your children require more work today than ever. Where health and safety once simply meant proper nutrition and good habits, modern life adds new layers of risk and need for protection. From the perils of substance abuse to online risks, children and teenagers are bombarded with potential problems. Minimizing these risks starts at home and requires planning and organizing for a healthy household. Addressing the potential risks for children at home and in their lives requires taking a closer look at the different aspects of their overall well-being. Kids today have physical, … [Read more...]
Challenges Parents with Disabilities Face in Raising Teenage Daughters
March 13, 2018 by Leave a Comment
By Ashley Taylor of DisabledParents.org As you go through life with a disability, you become used to dealing with the outside world, its views of you, and how to redirect people’s misguided assumptions. However, once you become a parent, the game completely changes. When you have a baby, people look past you to try and figure out where the parent is. They also sometimes overstep their boundaries and put too much effort into letting you know what a great job you are doing, “considering.” There are some similarities between parents with and without disabilities. While a day in the life of a parent with disabilities has some … [Read more...]