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Bible Hero Moses and Ten Commandments

Bible Heroes: Stories for Kids With Unique Challenges

We often forget that many Bible stories contain heroes, God’s chosen, who faced unique personal challenges and hardships.

Girl with Down Syndrome Celebrating World Down syndrome Day

Why Celebrate World Down Syndrome Day?

World Down Syndrome Day is notably important – discrimination through prenatal screening has been occurring at startling rates worldwide.

Girl with Down syndrome playing

Special Needs Adoption Journey

An amazing journey for a family can start with special needs adoption.

mom looking at baby seeing the value of humanness

Do Humans Have Value? The Song of a Heartbeat

Do humans have value? Singer, Josh Wilson, says yes!

developmental delays

A Parent’s Guide to Finding Help for Developmental Delays

Parenting a child with developmental delays can be challenging. The good news is that help is available for your child.

Two women help a child with special needs with how to engage with God.

Helping Kids with Special Needs Engage with God

We can encourage the faith of a child with special needs by giving them opportunities to worship according to their abilities and preferences.

a parent of a disabled child stands alone in a sanctuary.

When Disabilities Aren’t Welcome At Church

The inclusion of people with disabilities in our churches isn’t merely a pro-life issue. It is also a Biblical one.

Young, smiling woman giving a special needs girl a piggyback ride in a park

Encouraging Social and Behavioral Development in Children with Special Needs

Raising your child with special needs well is a marathon, not a sprint. Teaching social and behavioral skills will take time and energy.

women with disabilities and those in poverty lack opportunities

Unique Moms on the Other Side of the World

Moms have the same fundamental desire: safety and the best for their kids. But women with disabilities and those in poverty lack the same opportunities.

motherhood in difficult situations

Motherhood in Difficult Situations

While motherhood usually includes plenty of challenges, most women are not prepared for the crises that may occur. As moms learn to adjust to motherhood in difficult situations, they will often find joy in unexpected places.

Doctor with Down Syndrome

Lessons from Will, the Doctor with Down Syndrome

If there was one vastly underestimated resident at The Manor, it was Will, the doctor with Down syndrome.

Shown from behind, a boy sitting cross-legged on the living room floor with a pile of toy blocks next to him

Encouraging Children With Special Needs While They’re Away From School

For those of you with children with special needs, here are some tips that may help your children hold on to the recent gains they’ve made in school and in therapy sessions, while they’re learning at home.

Dr. Tyler Sexton and his wife, Laura, and their daughter, Harper Grace (photo by Jennie Tewell)

Dr. Tyler Sexton: A Faith That Triumphs

Dr. Tyler Sexton can’t do everything, but his positive attitude and his unwavering belief that God loves him have helped him overcome many of the limitations of his cerebral palsy.

portrait of mother and her beloved son with disability in rehabilitation center

Embracing the Path of Special Needs Adoption

Looking back, it’s funny to me how God had to convince us that a special needs adoption was the right path for our family – because I now consider every adoption to be “special needs.”

Sensory Processing Issues in a Child

Some children struggle to process sensory information that they see, hear, taste, feel or touch. They may also have difficulty with balance.

The author, with her daughter Taylor and husband, Matt

When the Diagnosis is Devastating

Before my daughter’s diagnosis, I held out hope that everything would be OK once we figured out what was wrong. But God had a different plan for Taylor’s life. For our lives.

What to Do When Your Child With Disabilities is Bullied

Dr. Tyler Sexton, a physician who has cerebral palsy, discusses the link between disabilities and bullying, and explains how parents can strengthen a disabled child before bullying occurs, recognize if their disabled child is being bullied, and respond to the child and others in a healthy and Christ-like way.

Am I Doing Enough for My Child With Special Needs?

When you have kids with disabilities, guilt can seem overwhelming. Learn how to move past it.

Special Needs: When Comparison Enters Your Home

The world labels our oldest son as disabled, but most days I don’t see it that way. His disabilities do not define him. Still, I can’t deny the heartache I sometimes feel when I find myself comparing our eldest to his siblings.

When Living Pro-Life is Deeply Personal

For Kristan Hawkins, the pro-life debate is more than just a profession. As a mother raising children with cystic fibrosis – a deadly genetic disease – the value and dignity of every human life is a deeply personal ethic that she lives with every day.