Disability Awareness: Are We There Yet?

It all starts with our kids. As parents, we know that our kids are little sponges who absorb everything we say and do (especially what we do!) all through the day. whether we want our children to be responsible stewards of the planet, we have to help them love and respect nature in the little things we do each day. In the same sense, our kids learn other critical values, like how to treat other public, by watching our actions.

March is Disability Awareness Month and its got me thinking outside the “green box.” After all, bgeing a green parent is more than just talking to kids about recycling and energy conservation. It’s additionally about teaching kids how we care for society as a whole.

Seven percent…roughly 3.6 million kids in the U.S. are affected by a disability. For some kids, it’s physical, for others its developmental, behavioral,

sensory, or emotional.  But regardless of the disability, all kids deserve to be treated with the same respect, the same love, and the same hope for the future.  And that starts with the kids.

At my house, we stick with the straightforward approach.  One of my best friends growing up has a son who was born 90% deaf.  When my girls were little, they would ask about the strange device he wore on his head or why he used his hands instead of his mouth to talk.

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Photo by JeremyHall

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[Source] Jenn Savedge