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.

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Ready, Set, Paint! Art Therapy at Home

Art therapy is one of those things that applies to all people at all ages and stages. It’s why we all tuned in to watch Bob Ross paint “happy little...

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How to Help Your Child Manage Spring Fever

Daylight Savings time is around the corner. The days will be growing longer; the birds out your window will be louder and humming with energy…and so will your kids. It’s...

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Let Is Snow! 4 Indoor Activities with Homemade Snow

4 indoor activities with homemade snow As a kid, I loved the snow—the wet magic of it that made the world brighter and cleaner and got me out of school....

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Happy Holidays How to Make a Video Holiday Card

Happy Holidays How to Make a Video Holiday Card Tis the season! The holidays are approaching and chances are your Costcos and Krogers are already full of Christmas trees and...

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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”...

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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...

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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...

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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 usually...

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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...

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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...