Raising A Kid With Special Needs: The Complete Canadian Guide
by Lisa Bendall
Key Porter Books | April 1, 2008 | Trade Paperback
Up to 20 per cent of Canadian families are raising a child with some sort of disability. Raising a Kid with Special Needs: The Complete Canadian Guide is a comprehensive and friendly guide for those families. Disability expert Lisa Bendall offers parents an essential lifeline. In clear, friendly language, Bendall presents a step-by-step guide to getting past the "special needs" and on to the business of living.
From health advice to school savvy, from financial tips to advocacy know-how, from focusing on family to facing the future, this book will guide parents through all aspects of parenting a child who has physical, developmental, sensory, or learning disabilities.
Complete with resource information, strategies, and personal stories from parents in the know, Raising a Kid with Special Needs is an empowering, reassuring, and invaluable guide.
Praise:
Raising a Kid with Special Needs is a guidebook with a heart. It`s full of helpful tips and resources for families...But as important as the book`s practical info is, are the stories of real children and parents who are navigating this amazing journey and finding joy along the way. Author Lisa Bendall delivers it all in a voice that`s clear-eyed, compassionate, and encouraging." --Caroline Connell, Editor-in-Chief of Today`s Parent