Self-Confidence Begins in the Home
Self-Confidence Begins in the Home A child’s sense of self is shaped by every interaction he or she has, but it is shaped most powerfully by how they are loved...
Making a Difference
Making a Difference: Karen Bowersox and Downs Designs
Karen Bowersox and Downs Designs If Necessity is the “Mother of Invention”, perhaps adversity can be the “Grandmother of Invention”, so to speak. In this case, adversity led to a...
Six Special Momtreprenuers Who Are Working to Make a Difference in Our Community
Special Momtreprenuers Raising children is a tough enough job. Now, add a special needs child to the mix and it becomes an even greater task. We would like to shine...
Special Needs Teacher Carol Cooper Boosting Children’s Confidence Through a Story and Superhero Bears
Boosting Children’s Confidence through a Story and Superhero Bears Children of all kinds struggle in learning at one time or another and, in her role as reading specialist, Carol Cooper...
Author Jennifer Schwertfeger Gives Insight into Her New Book
Book Spotlight: Jennifer Schwertfeger, gives us an insight into her new book “Life With Grace, A Reference Guide for Parents of Premature Babies”.
The Gift of a Limb
The Gift of a Limb Preparing to Receive a Gift: January 16, 2003 was possibly the darkest day of my life. The sight of our son, Wyatt’s, black and lifeless...
Family: Where Life Begins & Love Never Ends
Family: Where Life Begins & Love Never Ends I knew I wanted to be a parent my whole life. In my mid-30’s, I realized it wasn’t going to happen “naturally”....
Real Moms Share: Charlotte Chapman
Charlotte Chapman “Baking” a Difference Charlotte Chapman is a special mother who contributed to this issue’s “Real Moms Share” section. We asked her to give us an insight into herself,...
Sharing! Updates: National Family Caregivers Month in November
The Caregiver Action Network (CAN) and Allsup are raising awareness of the importance of the estimated 90 million family caregivers in the U.S. during National Family Caregivers Month. Learn More:...
Super Dadvocate: Big Daddy F. Lewis Stark Making a Difference!
Big Daddy F. Lewis Stark It’s safe to say that no family is ever going to be perfect, but, as we learned from Big Daddy, you can use acceptance, gratitude...