I wanted to let my readers know that I am honored to have been asked to guest post at Ellen's site, Love That Max today. Ellen's website is among the top 50 mom blogs according to Babble.com, and is also one of the most well known blogs devoted to special needs parenting. Ellen's son Max is a charming and adorable little guy who lives with Cerebral Palsy, and Ellen is an amazing writer with a beautiful and tender heart.
In my post, I recount a conversation I had recently with my oldest daughter concerning special needs, invisible disabilities, and how being different doesn't mean we are not the same. One of my biggest hopes in regard to parenting is that I am able to successfully explain compassion to my children in a way they can understand. To train them to develop eyes that see more and a heart that looks deeper.
Raising Kids With Special Needs and Talking About Different
My daughter mentioned to me recently that a boy in her class wears an insulin pump. She saw the cord leading from under his shirt into his pocket, and she decided to ask him about it. He took the pump out of his pocket to explain how it worked, showed her that it is the same size as a cell phone, and that it had cool features like a clock. She thanked him for showing it to her and explaining how it worked. I'm glad my daughter had the courage and interest to ask her classmate about his insulin pump. I'm also glad that that her classmate was willing to patiently educate another student about his diabetes.
"He's different, like me. He has diabetes and I have Aspergers," she remarked to me after telling the story.
"Everyone is different like you," I replied. "And everyone is afraid of not being accepted because they are different." Click here to continue reading
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Well said!
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