by Sonia Voynow | Mar 12, 2015 | Empowered Parenting
I was having dinner with a friend who came in from out of town, and he described a harrowing experience at the airport. It seems my friend had somehow taken his wife’s license instead of his own to security. Fortunately, he was able to explain how he got the wrong...
by Sonia Voynow | Jan 16, 2015 | The Art of Self-Care
With January just beginning, my thoughts turn to the clean canvas of a new year and ways I can make 2015 even better than the year that has just passed. My resolutions, especially when it comes to being the mother of a child with autism, usually stem from a place of...
by Sonia Voynow | Oct 27, 2010 | Parenting stress and finding connection
When you are the parent of a child with special needs, what do you do when feelings like anger, guilt, envy and hopelessness emerge? Not only are these emotions painful, but they seem almost illegitimate for a parent to have. We can’t control what we feel, but...