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Coping Tips for Special Needs Families.

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9 Covid 19 Coping Tips for Special Needs Families. By Carolyne Destiny The changes that came with the ongoing pandemic caught everyone unprepared. No one had a how-to Covid 19 hack. Everyone was first thrown off and we are all slowly bouncing back into a new normal. In quick succession, schools were closed and parents had to transform overnight into teachers. I still have some of the jokes and memes that flooded the internet as parents ‘expelled’ their own kids on day one of school. The isolation that followed was the hardest to deal with, for many. Explaining to children why they can’t go out to play with their friends was one of the hardest things to do. As the lockdown and stay at home directive took course, it was evident that we all needed coping mechanisms. While it was hard on everyone, it was a tad, a big tad harder for special needs families. While schools provide a routine and structure, equipment, learning aids, therapies and professionals, all these were s
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Fun Family Evenings

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How We Got Our Groove Back   BY Carolyne Destiny Covid 19 struck and with it came, as hard as it has been, some changes which in the long run maybe working together for our good. In this season, I have seen families do picnics in their front yards, kids play with their parents and couples take long walks together. While the circumstances around Covid 19 have forced many families to adopt this new lifestyle, I pray that this wonderful family and marriage strengthening activities continue even after the pandemic. On our end, we discovered that we had also gone on a go- slow as far as family evening activities were concerned. One of the reasons our evening were not synchronized was because my husband was hardly home on time for the activities. After trying a few times, we dwindled and let go altogether, something we shouldn’t have done. Now that we are all home, we decided to pick up from where we left and it has been amazing. We introduced an activity after our daily devoti
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Covid 19: Coping Tips for Special Needs Families.

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9 Covid 19 Coping Tips for Special Needs Families.   By Carolyne Destiny The changes that came with the ongoing pandemic caught everyone unprepared. No one had a how-to Covid 19 hack. Everyone was first thrown off and we are all slowly bouncing back into a new normal. In quick succession, schools were closed and parents had to transform overnight into teachers. I still have some of the jokes and memes that flooded the internet as parents ‘expelled’ their own kids on day one of school. The isolation that followed was the hardest to deal with, for many. Explaining to children why they can’t go out to play with their friends was one of the hardest things to do. As the lockdown and stay at home directive took course, it was evident that we all needed coping mechanisms. While it was hard on everyone, it was a tad, a big tad harder for special needs families. While schools provide a routine and structure, equipment, learning aids, therapies and professionals, all these wer
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Helicopter Mum

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Confessions of a Free Bird Turned into a Helicopter Mum By Carolyne Destiny  I grew as free as a bird in a large extended family. We played everywhere, had no real boundaries, and sometimes ate wherever lunchtime found us . We climbed trees and fell off the trees. We climbed roofs and fell off roofs. One day my skirt was held by a nail just as I was about to jump and I was suspended mid-air for a mini -minute before the fabric gave way and I fell flat on my tummy. With my last breath, I called my sister in gibberish and we have always laughed about it. We played a lot. The young ones just followed the older ones and went wherever they went. This included ‘fishing’ at the river at the foot of our forest. We excitedly brought home our catch and put it inside a glass jar on top of the cabinet in the living room. My mum who knew better would throw them out into the flower garden, ‘accusing’ us of bringing frogs into her house. I would watch as they wiggled to their death, heartbr
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Parenting Goofs Anyone?

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Common Mistakes Moms Make When Raising Sons By Carolyne Destiny  Parenting is a journey filled with lessons, challenges, and adventure at every turn. Sometimes we think we have it figured out, only to realize how far off the mark we are. Other times we get it right and don’t even realize it. It does not help that most parents have to learn on the job and so, parenting goofs are almost inevitable. If you are raising sons, here are my top four goofs and tips to consider. Being Overly Strong and Protective. This wasn’t a myth then, and it isn’t a myth now - the strong mom syndrome is a real problem that can easily cripple a son for life. It is characterized by an extremely overprotective and overly-cautious mom who always speaks and stands for her child. The strong mom over parents and does not give the son opportunities to take up age-appropriate responsibilities or problem solve. She shields him from hurt and pain and deals with anyone who dares cross her son. She is the kin
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