by Jason Norton | Mar 18, 2024 | family, Financial Planning, Life, parenting, Special Needs, Stages, Sustainability
Raising a child with a disability presents unforeseen challenges. One of many is navigating the experience of his or her sibling(s). You may have heard the expression Glass Children which captures the sentiment of many siblings of children with disabilities....
by Jason Norton | Nov 3, 2023 | family, Financial Planning, Life, parenting, Special Needs, Stages, Sustainability
I am firmly rooted in the “I can’t do that anymore” stage of life. “ICDTA” is a stage of life in which self-realization is at its peak. Things like drinking coffee after lunch or too much hot sauce with dinner will have unintended...
by Jason Norton | Sep 12, 2023 | family, Financial Planning, parenting, Special Needs
. Many of us are at least somewhat familiar with the story of Pavlov’s Dog. If you are not, here are the nuts and bolts. Our dude, Ivan Petrovich Pavlov, researched his dog’s slobber before being fed. The idea was that when the food was put in front...
by Jason Norton | Aug 9, 2023 | Financial Planning, parenting, Special Needs
A good writer can take a complex subject matter and repackage it in an entertaining and informative way. Unfortunately, I am not a good writer, so best of luck understanding the following paragraphs. First, a quick lesson in finance. A core principle of...
by Jason Norton | Mar 7, 2023 | Financial Planning, parenting, Special Needs, Uncategorized
A typical day, I was on my way to pick the boy up from daycare. Per the usual, I make my way out to the playground where the kids are. It was chaos, kids running screaming and hanging from the playscape like wild animals. All except for one kid, sitting on a...
by Jason Norton | Feb 9, 2023 | Financial Planning, Special Needs, Uncategorized
Let it be known that I am fully aware that all our kids drive us crazy in one way or another. But what type of transmission drives their car? Some are smooth like a Rolls Royce but obviously expensive to maintain. Others are fast as a Ferrari with so much...
