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Letting Special Needs Kids Grow Up

September 9, 2015 by Laurie Wallin 1 Comment

Parked at a crowded curb in front of the middle school, I watch as my girls get out of the van, tie shoes, check hair in the side window, glance to see if anyone they know is nearby. I should drive away, I think. I should leave and make space for another family to unload their kids. But it's not just the parking spot. It's the admission my girls are growing up. They walk away from the minivan. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adoption, Laurie Wallin, Living In The Moment, Living Life Daily, Mood Disorders, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Transitions Tagged With: back to school, growing up with special needs, Letting go, middle school years, special needs tweens

Surviving the “Normal” Moments with Special Needs Tweens

December 10, 2014 by Laurie Wallin 2 Comments

I drove up to my daughter’s after school bus stop as the bus drove away. Not seeing her brunette hair as I looked down the street, my heart pounded. “Where is she?” I thought. It was the first day we'd planned for her to stay after school for math tutoring. For almost a month, we’d talked about her starting this week. We walked through the routine at school that morning---which classroom she’d … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ADHD, Behaviors, Hidden Disabilities, Laurie Wallin, Learning Disability Tagged With: middle school years, not alone, special needs tweens, tweens

How I’m getting my instincts back (and you can too).

December 11, 2013 by Laurie Wallin 2 Comments

"Mom?" asked my sixth grade daughter on the way home from school, "Isn't it true you should always trust your instincts?" I stifled a laugh, trying not to let the Diet Coke in my mouth shoot through my nose. Three responses sprung simultaneously to mind: Should you have gone with your instinct to hit your little sister yesterday? Or did that end badly for you? Should you go with your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ADHD, Adoption, Behaviors, Laurie Wallin, Mood Disorders Tagged With: christian parenting, Encouragement, Laurie Wallin, special needs tweens, trust your instincts

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