Some Motivational Talk

Some Motivational Talk

Every Fight For Your Special Needs Child Is Not Worth Fighting!

The expression on that face after seeing my daughter with Down syndrome was anything but happy. He was supposed to be the main trainer of her dance class...

Why My Daughter With Down Syndrome Is The Smartest Girl I...

  When I got to know that my daughter had Down syndrome, I thought of a life which would be sad, depressing and cheerless in the years to come,...

Some Gems For Special Needs Parents From Andrew Solomon

When I first heard his talk, (Andrew Solomon Ted Talk) I was puzzled about how could someone reach out to my heart so effortlessly. The more I heard...

The Days When I Forget About My Daughter’s Disability!

There are days when I forget that my daughter has 'Down Syndrome.' In fact I often forget that she has any 'disability' at all. In the rut of...

Dear Fellow Mother, Stop Before You Jump Off That Roof!

  This letter is in response to a news item I read in the morning paper today which shook me to the core. “A 23 year old woman committed...

‘Strings of Motherhood’ For A Special Needs Mom

Motherhood means many things to many people. From the ‘state of being a mother’ to ‘the worst job that we love dearly’, it is most often defined by...

The down syndrome creed !

My face may be different But my feelings the same I laugh and I cry And I take pride in my gains I was sent here among you To teach you to love As...

Understanding Feminism As A Stay At Home Mother!

This happened recently. I am in the wrong side of 30s and was going through an early onset of mid-life crisis where I was extremely unhappy about my...

Down’s syndrome doesn’t define these young, Israeli backpackers..!!

This was the headline that got my attention over everything else. I was busy glancing at the paper while sipping my Sunday morning tea. The title was catchy...

God’s Letter To The Parents Of Children With Special Needs..!

  How many times have we complained or have felt the urge to give up? How many times have we prayed to the God to give us more strength...

Special Need Mothers – Have Great Expectations !

There are certain incidents in life that you never forget. And for a mother of a child with special needs such incidents are more than many. The milestones...

From Angry And Cranky To Calm And Mindful: My Revelation As...

Since the time my son was a preteen, I was preparing myself for his ‘teen’ age! The over hyped and over analysed ‘teen-tantrums’ that I had been seeing...