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Reflux- help

HML770
  • By HML770 · New reply 10:11 am
  • Journal · 1 reply
  • My son had a fundoplacation for his reflux a few months ago but he is now having reflux again and nothing is working to stop it. Are they any parents who have gone through this? I definitely need help ...

HELP HELP!

k_momcp2
  • By k_momcp2 · New reply 12:34 am
  • Discussion in Help for you and your child's life · 10 replies
  • Hi everyone , my daughter who is 2yrs 9mts dont want to eat solid food . Idont know what to do . Can any one give me some suggestion please ?. Thanks alot ...

We were back at the hospital...

tomeckom
  • By tomeckom · New reply yesterday at 9:56 pm
  • Journal · 13 replies
  • I started a whole other post 2 days ago, but things changed at a fast rate, so now I will be updating on what happened these last two days... On Sunday, were in the car coming back from school shopping ...

Thankful Thursday...

tomeckom
  • By tomeckom · New reply yesterday at 9:52 pm
  • Journal · 2 replies
  • Since its been a roller coaster of a summer, with all the hospital stays and doctor appts., I thought it would be good therapy to write what I am/have been thankful for...so here it goes... My Thankful ...

Options and financial assistance for lift vans

renlu92
  • By renlu92 · New reply August 31, 2010
  • Journal · 1 reply
  • We are having to explore buying a lift van as our son is getting too heavy to lift into the van; he also has a power chair which cannot be manually lifted into the van. I am curious as to what other families ...

just found out.....

aaj
  • By aaj · New reply August 31, 2010
  • Discussion in Help for you and your child's life · 7 replies
  • HI, My husband and i just found out this week that our daughter has diaplegic cerebral palsy and we are devastated. Our litlle girl is 2 y.o and I am so upset for her and the changes that are going to ...

pronation in a 5 yr old.

cofaye
  • By cofaye · New reply August 31, 2010
  • Discussion in Treatment and therapies · 10 replies
  • My neice is 5 and has a multitude of health issues. Amongst them Mild Mixed Cerebral Palsy and Leg Length Discrepancy. For the last month she has been pronating (ankles turning in) when she walks. Her ...

My Child's Hand

Luckymama2girls
  • By Luckymama2girls · New reply August 29, 2010
  • Journal · 9 replies
  • This is a poem I wrote for my daughter Katie. Katie is a stroke survivor who now has Cerebral Palsy, Right sided Hemiparisis. When i wrote the poem she had very little use of her right hand and kept it ...

Sleeping thru the night

angelamomof2
  • By angelamomof2 · New reply August 28, 2010
  • Discussion in Treatment and therapies · 20 replies
  • My son is 4 years old. He has CP and he used to sleep thru the night without waking up at all. Now he wakes up 2-3 times a night most of the time he is thirsty and goes back to sleep. He wakes up at 3am ...

Yoga for kids with Special Needs

KamiYOGAMOM
  • By KamiYOGAMOM · Posted August 28, 2010
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • Stretching the Mind and Body The benefits of yoga for children with special needs. By Kami Evans When my daughter Hannah was diagnosed with hemiparesis, which is a mild case of cerebral palsy, I wondered ...

Scholarships Available for Health and Physical Fitness Activities

UCPinfo
  • By UCPinfo · New reply August 27, 2010
  • Discussion in Learning and playing · 1 reply
  • Kids Feeling Fit Foundation (KFFF) will provide Scholarships to eligible children between five and 18 years of age to attend service providers who deal with children's health and physical fitness. KFFF ...

A few more words about privacy

Brian
  • By Brian · New reply August 27, 2010
  • Journal · 76 replies
  • All of us at Inspire care a great deal about your privacy and work hard to ensure the information you trust us with is kept safe. We designed Inspire so that you have complete control over how your personal ...

surgery options for my daughter

sharingCPknowledge
  • By sharingCPknowledge · New reply August 27, 2010
  • Journal · 12 replies
  • My daughter is eleven and being recommended surgery that consists of disconnecting the tight muscles in her legs and feet, and moving them out of the way so the muscles that are functioning correctly ...

Nurturing Our Childrens Self-Esteem

mom-who-cares
  • By mom-who-cares · New reply August 26, 2010
  • Journal · 10 replies
  • I've come to realize many mistakes I've made along the way with my kiddo. I'm sometimes overwhelmed and stretched for time that I don't allow the right to her own independance, and at the same time I'm ...

Hello from.....Melissa and Emily

MelissaShuford
  • By MelissaShuford · New reply August 25, 2010
  • Journal · 4 replies
  • I have not posted in my Journal for sometime...and I hope everyone is hanging in there !!!! I know I have been on a tremendous Journey of peaks and valleys and sometimes just the whole bottom falling ...

Feeding and Nutrition for Children with Disabilities

Chrispy
  • By Chrispy · Posted August 25, 2010
  • Discussion in Help for you and your child's life · 0 replies
  • Three new articles were just posted to the My Child Without Limits site dealing with nutrition and feeding practices for children with disabilites. We cover everything form problematic eating habits to ...

Swimming pool floaties

angelamomof2
  • By angelamomof2 · New reply August 24, 2010
  • Discussion in Learning and playing · 4 replies
  • We are going on vacation in a few weeks and we would like to find something that our son can lay on and float around in the pool, but something also that he will be safe in. Of course we won't leave him ...

My son chews on EVERYTHING! Any ideas?

jingerc
  • By jingerc · New reply August 24, 2010
  • Discussion in Help for you and your child's life · 3 replies
  • My son puts everything in his mouth and chews on all of his toys. He is constantly tapping toys on his teeth and then chews on straps (to his booster seat), the stuffed animals ears and tail, etc... He ...

Mom

Chardlv
  • By Chardlv · New reply August 23, 2010
  • Journal · 5 replies
  • My son said Mom today for the first time ever!! And he said it over and over and over. I couldn't be happier :)It's like the most amazing thing ever!! It's the most beautiful thing I've ever heard in ...

New Toys R Us Catalogue for Differently Abled Kids

UCPinfo
  • By UCPinfo · Posted August 23, 2010
  • Discussion in Learning and playing · 0 replies
  • http://www.toysrus.com/shop/index.jsp?ca tegoryId=3261680 ...

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