How To Start A Special Needs Parent Support Group At Your Parish
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Accepting the Gift
- Apr 4
- 3 min
Supporting the Siblings of Special Needs Children
If you’ve got a child with disabilities and a typically developing child, you know it can be tough to find a way to give each child the...
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Accepting the Gift
- Apr 3
- 4 min
How To Avoid Burn Out As A Special Needs Parent
Parents of children with disabilities know what it's like to be exhausted and burnt out. We can be so overwhelmed with our child's care...
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Accepting the Gift
- Mar 27
- 5 min
Dealing With The Grief That Follows Your Child's Diagnosis
It’s completely normal to feel grief following your child's diagnosis. Even though your child is alive, there is still a grieving process...
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Accepting the Gift
- Mar 20
- 3 min
Can My Autistic Child Receive The Sacraments?
Can a child with autism receive the sacraments? The short answer is yes- definitely! In fact you can substitute almost any disability for...
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Accepting the Gift
- Mar 13
- 3 min
Four Saints With Disabilities
It can sometimes feel impossible to relate to the holy men and women who make up the most visible part of the communion of saints,...
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Kelly Mantoan
- Nov 14, 2022
- 3 min
Encountering Signs of Faith with Allison Gingras
Passing on the faith to our children is an awesome responsibility, and one that can seem overwhelming when one's child is disabled, or...
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Kelly Mantoan
- Oct 26, 2022
- 3 min
The Golden Rule Project Is Working To Create a Welcoming Church Environment
As the parent of two children with disabilities, I'm always on the lookout for disabled adults, especially within the Church, who are...
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Kelly Mantoan
- Jan 3, 2022
- 2 min
The Accepting the Gift Home-Based Religious Education Curriculum
Since starting Accepting the Gift as a one day conference in 2019, I am always on the lookout for ways to better serve Catholic special...
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Kelly Mantoan
- Dec 8, 2021
- 3 min
Marriage Help From A Mom Who Gets It
Monica Herber is a Certified Life & Marriage Coach as well as a special needs mom. She brings her own knowledge and personal experience...
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Kelly Mantoan
- Oct 13, 2021
- 3 min
Awakening In Lourdes; Christy Wilken's Moving Story of Healing And Hope
Awakening at Lourdes: How An Unanswered Prayer Healed Our Family And Restored Our Faith is a new book by Accepting the Gift regular...
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Kelly Mantoan
- Aug 2, 2021
- 2 min
Join Accepting the Gift As We Grow!
On June 29, 2021 it was announced that Accepting the Gift was named one of 25 semi-finalists in the OSV Challenge; a contest designed to...
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Kelly Mantoan
- Jun 14, 2021
- 6 min
Michele Chronister Is Helping Children and Adults With Disabilities Get Their Sacraments
Catholic parents of physically and intellectually disabled children often miss out on so many milestones that parents of typically...
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Kelly Mantoan
- Jun 2, 2021
- 4 min
A New Belief In Miracles
One of my favorite Gospel stories is the Wedding Feast at Cana. It tells of the miracle of Jesus turning the water into wine at the...
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Kelly Mantoan
- Mar 29, 2021
- 5 min
Special Needs Families in Quarantine; One Year Later
As many states open up and do away with mask mandates, special needs families are trying to find a safe way to get back to normal....
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Kelly Mantoan
- Jan 6, 2021
- 3 min
Reflections on the Magi
Epiphany commemorates the arrival of the Magi at the home of Christ. The feast is often overshadowed by all the celebrations of Christmas...
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Kelly Mantoan
- Dec 16, 2020
- 3 min
The Caregiver's Companion; A Book for Special Needs Parents Who Need Spiritual Nourishment
As the founder of Accepting the Gift, I'm always on the lookout for resources that speak directly to Catholic special needs parents and...
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Kelly Mantoan
- Nov 18, 2020
- 3 min
Arise From Darkness; The Book To Read Following A Difficult Diagnosis
Shortly after the diagnosis of my son with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, I feel into a deep depression and state of spiritual despair. I was...
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Kelly Mantoan
- Sep 14, 2020
- 6 min
What My Special Needs Parents Did Right; An Interview With Emily DeArdo
Being a special needs parent can be overwhelming and frustrating. It's not that we don't love our kids, but it's hard to be a caregiver,...
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Kelly Mantoan
- Aug 3, 2020
- 4 min
A Classical Education for Every Child: An Interview With Cheryl Swope
Cheryl Swope, an educator who has created an entire curriculum designed for children with special needs (available through Memoria...
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