If you have a child with a disability, it’s important for them to participate in various activities that support their development. Encourage them to learn new skills and socialise with others. Keeping them engaged is essential; avoid letting them spend time alone as this can affect their behavior. Regular playdates are beneficial for their growth. Without these activities and a structured routine, they may struggle to acquire knowledge and skills, which can hinder their ability to learn and connect with others.

I am sure you all must have heard these opinions before.

As parents with kids with disabilities navigating through the diagnosis, therapies, and appointments, we are already facing multiple issues and on top of that, societal pressure often makes us worry that we are not doing enough or that our child is not learning enough. It’s easy to feel like they are missing out on something, even when they aren’t. We constantly search for ways to keep them more engaged and busy, but for what?

Being a homeschooling parent can bring a lot of concerns too—not due to the child, but because sometimes life throws unexpected challenges your way. This year was hard for me. I lost my grandparent and suffered an injury that resulted in months of lost mobility and losing sensation for don’t know how long.

Even I felt lost in my beliefs and purpose during that time. I was only worried about her education, feeling inactive and the most fearful word for parents… regression(IYKYK) especially while on bed rest, with my amazing child and partner reassuring me it’s okay and to just rest.

Where does this come from? Why do we parents, who love our kids, start doubting their worth and abilities based on what they know? Why we have been told to be afraid of taking a break, stopping therapies and home educating.

Is it because we rarely hear that your child can and is enough? Learning more, talking more hustling more, achieving more or doing all these things, ticking the checklist will make them less disabled. Is it!! I don’t know.

I know my child is enough, and so is your child with a disability or additional needs. They don’t have to prove their worth just because they have a diagnosis. They cannot be like my child or any other child, and that’s perfectly okay.