Thanks for joining us for Part 4 of our series on Raising A Child with Special Needs.

If you missed parts 1 and 2, and 3 here are the links:

Part 1

Defining special needs

Part 2

1) Recognize that "special needs" vary in scope and demand

2) Recognize that special needs are nothing new

Thank you for joining us!

Part 3

1) Parent's must train children

2) Paren'ts must bring them up/norture them.

Episode 264 Notes

Part 4

5. Recognize that special needs children can be lead to Christ

1. 1. Be patient
   2. Be repetitive
   3. Believe in the power of the gospel
   4. Teach them to love
   5. Teach them to love Jesus

Having a special needs child doesn’t negate the responsibility to train them anymore than it negates the responsibility to care for them.

Special Education Summit

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Thanks for joining us for Part 3 of our series on Raising A Child with Special Needs.

If you missed parts 1 and 2 here are the links:

Part 1

Defining special needs

Part 2

1) Recognize that "special needs" vary in scope and demand

2) Recognize that special needs are nothing new

Thank you for joining us!

Episode 263 Notes

3. Recognize that God’s commands are the same

1. 1. Parent’s must train children
      1. Having a special needs child doesn’t negate the responsiblity to train any more than it negates our responsibility to care for them.
         1. Our culture often believers it does (it negates our responsibility to care for them)
         2. Abortion is usually the answer
         3. Giving them away as a foster child or giving them up for adoption is another way
      2. Having a special needs child means that you have a greater responsiblity to train and care
   2. Parent’s must bring them up/nurture them
      1. Remember that you are not alone. GET HELP

4. Recognize that behavioral issues are to be solved with patient teaching and training

1. 1. ODD; ADHD; ADD are quite normal and will become worse if left alone
   2. A child left to himself, brings his mother to shame

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Thanks for joining us for Part 2 of our series on Raising A Child with Special Needs.

But first..Dave and Bethlie answer a question from a listener.

"What do yall recommend to do for family devotions with a 2 year old, and even how often?"

1. Make family devotions simple and easy
   1. Read to your little one
      1. This trains them to sit and listen
   2. Memorize 1 verse with your little one
      1. Say it to them over and over at specific times
         1. Before a meal
         2. Before prayer
         3. At bedtime
      2. Say it repeatedly until they begin saying it themselves
   3. Pray with them (just a short prayer . . .)
      1. Put them in bed and have dim lights and quiet music
      2. Talk quietly at that time of night
      3. Kneel beside their bed
      4. Touch them, rub their head or their back and sing to them, say a verse to them, and have a short prayer

Now let's dive into the episode for today!

Parenting Special Case Scenarios

1. Recognize that “special needs” vary in scope and demand

1. 1. Severe autism vs. “on the spectrum”
   2. Fetal alcohol syndrome
   3. Blind
   4. Deaf
   5. ODD, ADHD, ADD

2. Recognize that special needs are nothing new

1. 1. Parents have dealt with special needs throughout history
   2. You are not alone
   3. Illustration of reaching DEAF through the Bill and Cathy Rice family
   4. Illustration of Helen Keller