Summertime, summertime

Yes summer is here.  For children with disabilities this can be both a great time and difficult time.  These kids cant turn it off becaue they are out of school.  Special needs present themselves all year round.  So while the boys are running around on the beach and having fun you never know when the "special" is gonna pop up!!!  For us summer means beach club.  I was raised at the same beach club where we now have a cabanna.  Somehow I dont remember my parents letting me run around as much as the boys do these days.  There's fishing and tubing in the bay and body surfing in the ocean.  There's wiffleball and kan jam on the sand.  Basketball and handball on the courts.  What more could these kids want?  And yet there will be moments when it will become too much for my Joe.  Some parents will understand - some will not.  Its hard keeping it in check all day with so much freedom.  No schedule, no organization, no charts.  FREEDOM.  But freedom comes with a price.  So please when you see the boy or girl having a temper tantrum or acting out, don't judge.  Melt downs, especially in 100 degree weather, are going to happen.  Stay cool - be well.