Shut Up About Your Perfect Kid

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Shut Up About Your Perfect Kid: A Survival Guide for Ordinary Parents of Special Children by Gina Gallagher & Patricia Konjoian.

"Review: "One of the best parts of the book is that these two moms sound like...well, two moms. And two very funny moms at that. So you’re going to laugh (a lot), and cry (a little), and you're going to hope for the best, and you’re going to pray that someone can help their kids, and best of all you’re going to know that you’re not alone. So if you were hoping for a dry, predictable reading experience, I’m quite certain you’ve selected the wrong book. Kids with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges aren’t dry and predictable, so hang on to your hat and bring along some tissues."
—Ross W. Greene, Ph.D., author of The Explosive Child and Lost at School

“Know, work with, or love a child with special needs? If so, Gina Gallagher and Patricia Konjoian’s Shut Up About Your Perfect Kid is the latest ‘must-read’ book on the subject. The sisters, whose wit and delivery could have landed them a gig on the stand-up circuit, share facts and funny stories about raising kids with disabilities while providing practical advice and identifying helpful resources. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll learn a lot about living well with challenge. Buy a copy for yourself . . . and two or three more for your friends with perfect kids!”
—KATE McLAUGHLIN, author of Mommy I’m Still in Here: One Family’s Journey with Bipolar Disease

“With truly masterful use of humor as a coping strategy, Shut Up About Your Perfect Kid authors Gina Gallagher and Patricia Konjoian address the challenges, the heartbreak, and the touching victories of parenting children with disabilities today. The book is a valuable and insightful resource for any family member or friend of a child with special needs. It conveys a wealth of practical information with a warmth and compassion that helps parents realize they are not alone.”
—DEIRDRE E. LOGAN, PhD, psychologist, Children’s Hospital Boston, and assistant professor of psychology, Harvard Medical School"

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vraiblonde

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How rude. Just because you have a developmentally challenged child doesn't mean you have to be an ass to parents who don't.

And I am thrilled that my friends who have biologically imperfect children don't act like poor-me butts about it. They just accept their children and it's not something that's really even discussed except for in a very matter-of-fact manner. My friend's son's Special Olympics win is just as exciting and important as my other friend's daughter's acceptance to MIT. It's not zero sum.
 

bcp

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How rude. Just because you have a developmentally challenged child doesn't mean you have to be an ass to parents who don't.

And I am thrilled that my friends who have biologically imperfect children don't act like poor-me butts about it. They just accept their children and it's not something that's really even discussed except for in a very matter-of-fact manner. My friend's son's Special Olympics win is just as exciting and important as my other friend's daughter's acceptance to MIT. It's not zero sum.
exactly.
I know only one person well that has a "special" child.
They are proud beyond belief with his progress, and they have every right to be.
but at the same time, they would never deprive some other parent the right to brag about their perfect child.
 

TurboK9

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How rude. Just because you have a developmentally challenged child doesn't mean you have to be an ass to parents who don't.

And I am thrilled that my friends who have biologically imperfect children don't act like poor-me butts about it. They just accept their children and it's not something that's really even discussed except for in a very matter-of-fact manner. My friend's son's Special Olympics win is just as exciting and important as my other friend's daughter's acceptance to MIT. It's not zero sum.

:yay:

Gawd forbid anyone show pride in a non-disabled or 'differently abled' child for fear of offending someone who's kid is 'more challenged'.... which is BS anyway, because my 'un challenged' kids are simply challenged by more challenging challenges. :yay: :)lmao:)
 

lnmarsh

Love * Luck * Faith
Shut Up About Your Perfect Kid: A Survival Guide for Ordinary Parents of Special Children by Gina Gallagher & Patricia Konjoian.

"You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll learn a lot about living well with challenge.”
—KATE McLAUGHLIN, author of Mommy I’m Still in Here: One Family’s Journey with Bipolar Disease

“With truly masterful use of humor as a coping strategy, Shut Up About Your Perfect Kid authors Gina Gallagher and Patricia Konjoian address the challenges, the heartbreak, and the touching victories of parenting children with disabilities today."
—DEIRDRE E. LOGAN, PhD, psychologist, Children’s Hospital Boston, and assistant professor of psychology, Harvard Medical School."

Im sorry but anyone who has kids is going to laugh, cry and learn about living with challenge, regardless of their child(s) needs.

ANY true parent will experience challenges, heartbreak and touching victories regarding their children.

I understand that the chellenges, heartbreak and little victories will be different for those parents who's children have special needs than those parents who's children are "perfect." There is no need, however, to write a book that belittles those parents whos kids dont have special needs.
 
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Hoover

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As a parent of a not so perfect kid (my oldest) it does get heart wrenching at times to hear other parents brag about their "Perfect Kids" and how wonderful they are. Especially at the baseball games and football games or what have you. Just because my son was 6 foot 5 and 8 years old doesn’t mean he was any less special than yours.
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Nonno

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World's first double backflip on a wheelchair

Aaron "Wheelz" Fotheringham landed the world's first double backflip on a wheelchair on August 26, 2010.

 

nomoney

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Aaron "Wheelz" Fotheringham landed the world's first double backflip on a wheelchair on August 26, 2010.



not that awesome. I mean really.....what did he have to lose if he landed on his head? He's already paralyzed.
 
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