Meeting the Challenge Series:
Parenting Children with Disabilities

Parents of "special needs" children not only have the joy of nurturing another life, but the task of dealing with their own special variety of emotions. This four-part series was created especially for parents of special needs children to hear stories from parents with similar experiences and feelings.

A finalist for The Association of Severely Handicapped (TASH) Media awards and the recipient of Iowa's Association of Retarded Citizens (ARC) 1992 Special Dove Award, this video gives support and hope to parents facing many complex issues in raising special needs children. Accompanied by a comprehensive leader's guide.

94 minute video and leader's guide.

Item # WW-LS 1000 $69.95

 The Series is Divided Into Four Parts:

Part 1: Lost Dreams
Includes conversations of parents expressing their grief when the "ideal" baby is not born, instead a child whose birth brings disappointment. 23 minutes.

Part 2: Rebuilding Dreams
Focuses on the grieving that parents experience at each developmental stage for a special needs child and the building of a new dream. 17 minutes.

Part 3: Challenge of Parenting
With the many extra demands in nurturing special needs children, the need for parents to also nurture themselves is explored. 26 minutes.

Part 4: Professional Puzzle
Centers on the many pressures on parents, who share their insights and experiences of working together and how each may learn from the other. 28 minutes.