106: Respecting and Honoring Our Nonspeaking Children w/ Brianna Christian

The Rare Life · Nov 3, 2022 · 52m

I think most of us have a vision of what our relationship with our children might look like when we first step into parenthood. We know what we want our kids to experience, how we hope to interact with them, and how we want to communicate with them to build a strong bond.

But, as parents of children with disabilities, we also know that these visions don’t always play out. In the case of nonverbal children, we have to learn how to use communication devices and become incredibly attuned to body language instead of having the verbal conversations we might be used to. It doesn’t change our hopes…