Practical Tip #31-Everyone Can Help

Lately, I have been asked by friends and family, “What can I do to help you?”

I will share one tip that almost every special needs family needs. I would even go out on a limb and say all special needs families need–prayer.  Specifically prayers for sleep.  Prayers that all the children in the home sleep through a full eight to ten hours.  Prayers that the parents sleep through the night.  Life is so much easier when we are all getting the correct amount of sleep.  I know many families spend years with interrupted sleep patterns.

I know it may sound too simple, but believe me, it truly is a blessing.

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Practical Tip #30-A New World of Possibilities

 

I choose to work outside the home for a few reasons.  On the outside it appears raising a special needs son’s has enough challenges for each day.  That is true.  However, let me share some thoughts.

Practical Tip #28-Let the Professionals Help

Sometimes this journey of parenting a child with autism requires professionals to come along side my family.  Sometimes as a parent I find that I simply have run out of strategies. What do you do when the help provided at home is not enough?  What if all the strategies quit working, then what?

Practical Tip #27 Be Humbled

Awhile back I was watching a teaching by Cindy Bultema from her Red Hot Faith Bible Study.   She shared a time in her life she had to schedule people to help her in her home.

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Practical Tip #6– Clothing

I do not bring my son with me when I am shopping.  Often, I just measure a piece of clothing that fits well and use those measurements.  I am able to look quickly at re-sale shops and big box stores!  Today I needed to buy different diapers for him to use at bedtime.  Once again, out came the measuring tape.  This method has worked well for me over the years.

Practical Tip #5-Plan Your Day

Using a Daily Planner helps my days flow smoothly.  It took me awhile to realize planning was very helpful for me as a stay at home Mom.  When I transitioned back to working outside the home, it was even more important.   In the chaos of daily life I could see what I do accomplish each day.  I also learned to have reasonable expectations.  For example, I may want to do 20 tasks but I know I can only reasonably complete 5.  This helps me balance each day.

Practical Tip #4 Grade Your Day

After going through the book Simplify Your Life by Marcia Ramsland, I realized how beneficial it was to grade my day!  An “A” day is everyone getting enough sleep and no one is sick.  Life seems relatively normal.  House work is able to be completed.  Tristan is having a good day-no major behavioral challenges.  A “B” day is someone did not get enough sleep, someone is sick, and/or there are behavior challenges to contend with.  Housework may be partially completed–and that is OK!  It is time to roll with the punches of life.  A “C” day is survival mode.  Life is not running smooth for a variety of reasons.  This means you have to go with the flow of life.   Realize this will not last forever.  It could be a day, a week or several weeks.   For example, we could count on January, February, and March being more difficult months for us.  Tristan would have difficulty sleeping through the night.  That meant we were up  nights.  When we realized the pattern we were able to adjust accordingly.

Practical Tip #1 Accepting Help

I know this may be very difficult to do, but let other people help your family.  It could be a variety of ways.  For example, we have had people cut Tristan’s hair for us.  The last few years it has been people who work at the school.  We send him to school and they surprise us with Tristan’s hair being cut!  This has been a huge blessing to us!  Other people spend time with our other son.  Some people can offer help to in our home.  We have friends and family who assist us when we are out in public at the times we need an extra pair of hands.  At times I question life… why can’t we do these activities on our own?  I always come back to the thought that we are truly blessed on this journey.  It makes life a lot more fun with all these relationships.