Category: Family Life

Mealtimes can be a daily challenge for many families raising kids with disabilities — and this week, we’re exploring why. Whether your child has sensory sensitivities, a highly selective diet, feeding challenges, or a limited list of preferred foods, you’re not alone. We’re sharing insights, strategies, and expert guidance on building feeding skills in a …

Sometimes it’s the little things that make the biggest difference: a home that’s easier to navigate, a way to communicate that’s finally understood, the confidence to brush teeth, wash hair, or take a shower independently, or an adaptive tool that helps your child do something on their own for the very first time. This week, …

If you’ve ever sat in your car after an IEP meeting, replaying every word, wondering if you asked too many questions or not enough. If you’ve ever gone to bed carrying the weight of advocating for one child while trying to show up for your other children, your partner, your work, and yourself. If you’ve …

If you’re parenting a medically complex child, you already know that no two days look the same — and that the learning never really stops. You’re managing a care team, coordinating appointments, navigating equipment and supplies, learning a whole new language of acronyms and medical terms, and preparing for challenges most parents never expect to …

We’re officially in the begging throes of summer — and if you’re parenting a child with a disability, you know that “school’s out” doesn’t always mean “stress is out.” Reality may be setting in: there are still months to go, lots of free time to fill, and a whole new summer schedule to get used …

Mental health in kids is rarely simple, and rarely fits into just one neat label. For our kiddos, it can feel like everything is layered on top of everything else. Anxiety, tics, compulsions, emotional regulation struggles, and trauma responses don’t always show up separately or take turns. They can overlap, interact, and sometimes make it …

Summer travel can feel like a lot to navigate. For many families like ours, vacations don’t exactly start with “Where should we go?” They start with: will the hotel work for my child? Is the amusement park or museum sensory-friendly? Will there be accessible bathrooms, safe foods, quiet spaces, or activities my child can actually …

Most parents these days wouldn’t dream of reliving their tween or teen years. Instead, here we are, guiding our kids through them. And these years don’t come with a roadmap (we wish!). You’re not just navigating puberty and big emotional shifts (which are a lot on their own), but also the added layer of disability, …

Mealtimes can feel overwhelming when your child has a limited diet — but small shifts can make a big difference. In this episode, Undivided’s Head of Content and Community, Lindsay Crain, sits down with autism dietitian Brittyn Coleman to talk about picky eating in children with autism. Brittyn shares her most effective, practical tips to help …

How to build supports around your child Have you ever found yourself Googling your child’s diagnosis at midnight, trying to piece together what support should actually look like for your child and what services, therapies, and specialists should be on your radar? Or sitting in an IEP meeting hearing terms, therapies, and acronyms that feel …