Every child with Cerebral Palsy is a gift and parents of children with CP are some of the bravest, strongest people on the planet. The time commitment and dependency involved is incredible, making feelings of isolation or “being alone” a common occurrence. While many of our resources are dedicated to helping children, the MyChild team also feels strongly about helping, strengthening and empowering parents in any and every way that we can.
First, we’d start by highlighting the fact that feeling isolated as a special needs parent is neither unique nor something to...
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As we have noted in the past, parenting for a child with Special Needs is a daily journey that comes with incredible feelings of joy, but also unique difficulties that can lead to isolation when others fail to understand. One of the services we are major proponents of, both within our community as well as in our resources, is the value of Cerebral Palsy support groups, not only for the commonality they provide, but the information and assistance they can offer.
Cerebral Palsy support groups are a wonderful resource for parents due to the uniquely common...
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If your child was not diagnosed at birth with Cerebral Palsy, but you suspect that they may have CP, every day can be a stressful, alternating sequence of concern and relief. Attempting to link potential symptoms of Cerebral Palsy with everyday behavior can be exhausting. In the interest of helping parents understand whether their child is exhibiting symptoms of Cerebral Palsy, we have put together a short list of signs to watch for if you suspect CP.
First, we must clarify that none of the items included in this blog post can replace a doctor’s diagnosis. That...
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In an effort to provide brief, short answers to a variety of Cerebral Palsy questions, we are starting a series of blog posts that attempt to provide quick information on topics that our families care about the most. Today’s post looks to answer, “what is Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy?”
Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy, also known as HIE, is a brain injury caused when the brain is deprived of oxygen during labor and delivery. The condition is also known as...
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The winter can be a difficult time for all parents, and especially for parents of children with special needs. Finding a way to keep children entertained when the weather outside is cold and icy is no small task. As such, we have put together a list of winter activities for children with Cerebral Palsy as an idea-starter for our parents, and we’d welcome any suggestions you might have as well!
Note: not all children with Cerebral Palsy will be able to manage each of these activities. Our goal is to provide low-barrier activities for children with...
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The seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks and months after a Cerebral Palsy diagnosis can be an exhausting and trying experience for parents. The initial impact of hearing the Cerebral Palsy diagnosis can be quickly replaced with a wide range of emotions, as well as innumerable questions. With CP, parents are best served looking for answers to the ‘What’ and ‘How’ of their child’s Cerebral Palsy due to the impact early intervention treatment can have.
First, the ‘What:’ Cerebral Palsy, as...
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Levi Norwood is a senior wide receiver at Baylor University. During this past season, Levi and his teammates were part of a very unique effort that raised attention to Cerebral Palsy: for every score against Kansas, supporters pledged donations that eventually raised over $6,000 for Cerebral Palsy research.
We asked Levi to talk about his...
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When it comes to Cerebral Palsy, there is a lot of information and resources available for families. However, the problem lies in knowing which sites are worth exploring and which are not. The depth of the Internet makes a lot of content available, but also makes finding quality websites, or even effective Cerebral Palsy Facebook Pages, difficult.
If you haven’t already visited the CerebralPalsy.org Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/CerebralPalsyorg...
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New Year’s Resolutions are the worst, aren’t they? Born out of good intentions and a genuine interest to make the most out of a new year, they often start well and end badly. We all know someone, or you might even be that person who has a treadmill that’s being used as a clothes rack, or you may have heard of a gym membership that was used for two months and then ignored for the next ten months. As a leading resource for all things related to CP, we thought we would come up with four simple and easy Cerebral Palsy resolutions for our parents to consider during 2015....
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It’s a new year, which means we have new forms of Cerebral Palsy help for our wonderful community. While the MyChild team has been offering free assistance for nearly two decades, we still continue to update our content and look for new ways to make life easier for parents of children with Cerebral Palsy. What does this mean for you, our families? Even better resources are now available to help your child in 2015!
One of our newest kits available to parents is our Special Education kits. These kits are a...
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