parenting
May 24, 2019 | by Disabled Living | General
Brenda Kimble is a writer and stay-at-home mother of two daughters and a son, plus their beagle named Duke! She loves blogging, crafting, and spending time with her family. She is also a strong advocate for those with special needs and writes to give a voice to the often unheard. She shares some fun activities […]
Tags: Autism, parenting
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January 31, 2019 | by Disabled Living | General
January’s Story of the Month has been written by Shaun Finlay from Hastings. He tells us the story of his daughter’s life with spina bifida. Summer was born with a hole in her spine. Her nerves were all exposed causing her to be paralysed from her chest down. This has resulted in her now being […]
Tags: Children, Disability, parenting, spina bifida
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April 27, 2018 | by Disabled Living | General
This is a guest blog written by Ashley Taylor. She offers her advice on the challenges that disabled parents can face. Having a baby is one of the most exciting times in a person’s life. You’re getting to know a new person who depends on you completely. And they will grow up to be an […]
Tags: Disability, parenting
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January 4, 2018 | by Disabled Living | General
This Story of the Month is based on a young boy called Sebastian, who attend our Kidz to Adultz North event in November 2017 with his parents. His mum (Vicky) gives her insight along with dad (Paul) about their journey of seeing their little boy grow up with Angelman syndrome. Please can you tell us […]
Tags: Kidz to Adultz, parenting
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September 5, 2017 | by Disabled Living | Advice
Thank you to Chris, our Disability Trainer and Advisor for writing this post about understanding parenting with a disability. I’m a wheelchair user who can’t walk at all and have been since I was 7-years-old when I caught polio. But very early on in adulthood I knew I wanted kids. I hadn’t thought it all […]
Tags: Disability, parenting
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