Kids & family

Unexceptional Moms: Hope and Encouragement for Special Needs Parents

Ellen Stumbo

Welcome to the Unexceptional Moms Podcast, where we offer hope and encouragement for special needs parents. Join us in this journey as we navigate the joys and challenges of raising children...

Episodes

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Disability Culture and Identity Part 2

This is part two of an interview Erin and I did with our friend Main. If you have not listened to the first part. You can find the transcrip...

41:49Mar 18, 2021

Let's Talk About Disability Culture and Identity

If you parent kids with disabilities and you are nondisabled, chances are you don't know much about disability culture. Personally, learning...

37:13Mar 9, 2021

We Need Better Employment Training for Our Disabled Kids

Most students who receive special education qualify for a "transitions" program that allows them to stay in school until age 21. These progr...

57:56Feb 2, 2021

Navigating Back-to-School Choices for Kids With Disabilities During the Pandemic

Online learning, hybrid models, or full-time school. These are the options and choices to navigate as this new school year begins in the mid...

34:05Jul 31, 2020

What to Share (and Not to Share) About Your Child With a Disability

Because of social media, many people nowadays live their lives in “public.” From what you ordered at a restaurant, to rants about neighbors,...

53:29Mar 10, 2020

Bringing Together Parents of Kids With Disabilities and Disabled Adults

Ellen Stumbo, Kevin Timpe, and Carlyle King discuss the "great divide" between parents of disabled children and actually disabled individual...

01:09:02Feb 4, 2020

Let’s Talk About Resolutions as Parents of Kids With Disabilities

The New Year is a great time to start "new." But how do resolutions work when we have already so much on our plate?

24:18Jan 7, 2020

What Working Options Do Parents of Kids With Disabilities Have?

Parents of kids with disabilities have three main needs: Need for autonomy: being able to direct our lives. Need for relationships with peop...

51:06Dec 18, 2019

This Is Anxiety When You Parent Kids With Disabilities

Dr. Liz Matheis, a clinical psychologist, answers the following questions: What is the difference between stress and anxiety? What does anxi...

46:09Dec 3, 2019

When the Primary Caretaker Gets Sick

Parenting kids with disabilities means parents often times are more involved caretakers, but what if the primary caretaker gets sick? How do...

47:09Nov 19, 2019

Diagnosis

Ellen Stumbo and Erin Loraine chat with Jen Jacob, the Executive Director of the Down Syndrome Diagnosis Network. They discuss what parents...

40:24Nov 5, 2019