Real Life

Relationship Rescue: How Do I Get My Husband to Help More During the Holidays?

Question: The holidays are always stressful for me. I always feel like everything is on me: make the plans for the holiday season, figure out what to buy the kids,...

Take Advantage of the Little Moments

Little Moments We time. Even uttering those words to myself in my head makes me chuckle a bit. Having a special needs child makes you reevaluate and redefine many things;...

Real Life with Eustacia Cutler

Eustacia Cutler Mother of four children. Her oldest child is Temple Grandin, who has become a successful person with autism in the world today. Of all the incredible people I’ve...

The Present

I was walking across the yard today with Seth, as I have done so many times before, after getting him off of the bus. We were strolling more than walking,...

Resiliency Lessons from the Chilean Mine Triumph

A worldwide web of viewers watched 33 miners being pulled to the surface following a 600,000 ton cave-in that happened nearly one-half mile below the ground on a barren plain...

What Do I Do with My Child Once They Graduate High School?

Question: I am often asked by my couples: “What do I do with my child once they graduate High School? Why does their IEP have them graduating with the rest...

It was a hot November 27th, and I wasn’t due to give birth to my little twins until February of the following year. I wasn’t in the best of moods. My pregnancy, up to this point, had been difficult, and today was no

Real Life…with the Hopkins Family

A family’s story about a tattoo that led to a family business with a universal social message

Autism is my Interior Designer

I’ve worked with several different interior designers over the past five years. Sadly, David Bromstad of HGTV has never been

Managing Melt Downs 101

I don’t care who you are – at some point it’s going to happen to you. I am talking about managing meltdowns. Celebrities define their careers with them. However, for parents of special needs children, meltdowns, or drama, are part of daily life