421 Week 7

Learning:

• This week I learned that it is important that we work to help the whole family and not just the child. Siblings, parents, and caregivers need help just as the child with a disability needs help. I also learned that we always want to fix things. And - that's great. But, a lot of the time we need to accept that there is a disability and that we don't need to FIX it. We need to work to provide accommodations. I also learned that when talking to parents about their child, we should speak positively and describe things behaviorally. 

Quote:

• "It's amazing how your relationship changes when you say to the family, 'I don't know.'" Sister Swenson
• "When you're bored, you have to think 'What is my face doing?'" Sister Swenson

HWD:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hs7ai466toE
• The video above is really awesome. It explains what happens in the hour after birth (including nursing).