Grandparenting the siblings of a child with special needs
By Charlotte E. Thompson, M.D., author of Grandparenting a Child with Special Needs. Having a brother or sister with special needs can create life-long emotional problems…
By Charlotte E. Thompson, M.D., author of Grandparenting a Child with Special Needs. Having a brother or sister with special needs can create life-long emotional problems…
By Charlotte E. Thompson, M.D. Most parents and grandparents sigh with relief once summer is over and children are safely back in school. I know…
“One orthopedist operated on a boy without my knowledge on a Friday afternoon. Fortunately, the mother and grandmother knew I had insisted that physical therapy should be started immediately. The child’s school physical therapist was a friend and made house calls over the weekend, so the boy would not stay in bed. He was able walk for several more years because of this. Thus, parents and grandparents must be very aggressive in order to be sure that appropriate orthopedic surgery is being done and physical therapy received, as needed.”
By Charlotte E. Thompson, MD, author of Grandparenting a Child with Special Needs. Over the years, many grandparents have contacted me about how to be…
By Charlotte E. Thompson, M.D., author of Grandparenting a Child with Special Needs. It is a great responsibility to care for a grandchild, particularly one…
by Charlotte E. Thompson, M.D., author of Grandparenting a Child with Special Needs With the hustle and bustle of the holidays, parents often turn to…
“As a parent of children who had speech delay, I would have found this book an invaluable resource and many parents I’ve spoken to have said the same. The real appeal is that it is a fun book that children will enjoy, making these exercises an exciting thing to do every day which I think is important.”
Grandparents’ Day in the UK on Sunday, October third, should be a day to toast all grandparents who help with their grandchildren. But the grandparents…
“We started getting these alphabet-soup diagnoses, and even as I became more expert on the subject, it was still a confusing maze to me. I wanted to write a book to help other parents and those professionals who work with them, that would provide a roadmap that would make their journeys easier. This is really the book I wish I had when I started my research almost two decades ago.”