DIY Adaptive Utensils
DIY Adaptive Utensils Does Your Child Need help holding utensils? If you have a child that just needs a “little extra grip” but not necessarily girth, you can use “liner”...
About: jamie.sumner
- Jamie Sumner is mother to a son with cerebral palsy and twins. On her website http://mom-gene.com, she writes with humor about the daily life of a special needs parent and shares easy activities that incorporate therapy and play in the home. She aims to provide parents with the resources and support they need to empower their children.
- http://mom-gene.com/
Posts by this author:
Dinner’s On: How to Cook Once and Feed All Eaters
Feed All Eaters One night, in the not so distant past, I found myself cooking three meals, three times a day. If you’re doing the math, that’s nine different meals...
Back Talk: 5 Ways to Help Your Child Practice Communication Skills at Home
I can no longer go into the therapy room with my kid. If I’m there, he’s done. Forget walking. Forget tasting new foods. And you can definitely forget using his...
10 Board Games for a Great Special Needs Game Night
I love a good game. To a fault. I love Scrabble and Pictionary and chess and checkers and poker. I will play to the death, which is why I...
Safe and Easy Bathing with Lathermitts, Because Bath Time is Supposed to Be Fun
Two years. Seven hundred and thirty-something days.That’s how long my son waited before his first real bath. Sure, I cleaned him as best I could with washcloths sponged in an...
Picnic in the Garden: Sensory Play and Sensory Foods for the Outdoors
Sensory Play and Sensory Foods for the Outdoors Summer is quickly upon us which means the kids that have been clawing at the windows can now be set free to...
10 Places That Offer Special Days for Special Needs
Special Days for Special Needs Sometimes you just want to get out of the house. Sometimes you want to throw the gear in the car and caution to the wind...
7 Perks to Traveling with Your Special Needs Child
Traveling with kids is hard; “like between a rock and a hard place” hard…or “between rest stops on the interstate” hard. Traveling with a special needs child can feel insurmountable;...
How to Sneak in Physical Therapy on Vacation
How to Sneak in Physical Therapy on Vacation Spring break approaches. Summer approaches. Trips are planned. What you can’t always plan, however, is getting the physical activity your child might...
7 Speech Activities for Valentine’s Day Using Conversation Hearts
Speech Activities for Valentine’s Day After almost three months in the NICU, my son came home with a tracheotomy and g-tube. I am no stranger to speech and feeding therapy....
