Great Children's Books by Local Author!

                 

                        It Was a Wild Ride, Even for Clyde!

 My Mom Thinks I'm a Quack Because I Quack!

                          

Hello and Happy Tuesday!

I wanted to introduce you all to a couple of children's books!

My Mom Thinks I'm a Quack Because I Quack! has a good message on individuality, and It Was a Wild Ride Even for Clyde! is a great reminder of how important it is to listen to Mom! Both of these books are by local author, Brent Paape. I'm happy to have these as part of my collection of awesome resources!  Click on the links above to view and order from Amazon. Enjoy!

-Jessica

Finding Nemo outdoor movie and family fun stuff this Friday eve at Cinebarre! Free admission!

For more information, visit the DNLCC's Facebook page (The Dee Norton Lowcountry Children's Center)    https://www.facebook.com/DNLCC1991?fref=nf

Happy Siblings Day! "MY Brother" (6 yr. old tells about her brother w/Down Syndrome)

HAPPY SIBLINGS DAY!

MY BROTHER

A six year old tells about her brother with Down Syndrome

I found this sweet post on the National Down Syndrome Society's FB page  https://www.facebook.com/NDSS1979?fref=nf .

Siblings of children with special needs really face a lot both with a different family dynamic from many of their peers as well as environmental/society factors involved.  However, one of the many many beautiful benefits for these siblings is an increased understanding of some of the most important things in life that effect US ALL ... things like wisdom, compassion, and a greater understanding of how "people are".  They also hold insight on how to immensely love and accept others, despite differences, and they learn this very necessary skill far sooner than most of us.  This takes the rest of the world much longer to learn!  That leads me to my final point about these awesome siblings ... and that is they are natural born teachers.  They show us how we should be loving, how we should be acting, and how to resolve our fears.

Through all the hard times ... still ... what a gift it is for the a child to be a sibling of a child with special needs  AND what a gift it is for a child with special needs to have such a sibling.

WELL ... I thought that was the end of today's blog post UNTIL I came across this gem online ... please read and share with that boy or girl you know that needs it!

Dear Sibling to a Child with special needs ... Let me tell you why you are amazing! (Letter to a sibling)


Jessica Daisi

My Birthday Present

My birthday is not until this coming Sunday (June 13), but my son surprised me with an early birthday gift last night.  It is so amazing that I had to share it!  And even more so the thought behind it. 

Well, first off I should mention that he has been so excited to finally have a job - he works at an ice cream shop and loves it! I have heard for weeks all the things he is planning on getting with the money he makes from his new job.  To his credit, though, he also requested that we open a bank account for him so that he can "save some, too, i guess".  ;)  Well, he got his first paycheck, and out of that he bought me a substantial gift (I believe he had a little help with it, but I know he spent a good chunk of his money).  The best part of the gift, though, was the thoughtfulness behind it ...

I didn't get to see him all day yesterday until I went to his job to drop something off for him.  They were really busy, and he asked me to 'stick around, mom, cuz I have something to give you, too'.  So I did.  He went in the back and brought out a card for me.  I was puzzled since it's not my birthday yet.  He asked me to open it, and inside the card were 3 tickets to the Brandy Carlile concert tonight!!! 1 ticket for me, and 1 each for my two sisters.  I love Brandy Carlile! What an amazing gift and surprise!  I was trying to contain myself enough to not embarrass him at his job so I just did a little mini version of squealing and jumping up and down.  THANK YOU, CHRISTIAN !!! You are so thoughtful and amazing! I am going to have so much fun, and I'll take lots of pictures! :)

Jessica