Deanna Smith

Helping Kids Help Each Other

Helping Kids Help Each Other

It’s our responsibility to teach our kids, but our kids can teach us so much in return. Today new Life as MOM contributor Deanna shares observations from watching and helping her kids help each other. I have two toddlers who both walk at entirely different speeds. First there’s Addison. She has extremely low muscle tone combined…

Teaching Love for Others

Teaching Love for Others

The following is a guest post from Deanna: Her future depends on what you teach your children. Down syndrome is a label that my daughter carries with her, not defining her or shaping her vivacious personality, but it is there, a silent part of her life, unfolding in unexpected places while remaining hidden in others….