Here's a recent picture of Chynna's little beauties (from left to right): Xander (three--excuse the banana in his mouth!), Jaimie (seven), Jordhan (five) and baby Sophie (22 months). They are Chynna's main source of inspiration and what keeps her forging ahead.
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INTERACTING WITH CHYNNA:
(A) C'mon over to Chynna's Blog: "THE GIFT: A BLOG FOR CAREGIVERS OF SENSATIONAL CHILDREN." We have some of the same segments as in our newsletter, such as "What's the Sensational Scoop?" and "Parent's Eyes" but it's more interactive. Chynna also has monthly contests. So join her, Follow the blog and comment.
(B) Check out and/or sign "The Gift" Guestbook
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(C) JOIN CHYNNA'S NEW FACEBOOK FAN PAGE: Please check out Chynna's Fan Page for her memoir, Not Just Spirited: A Mom's Sensational Journey With SPD! We'd love for you to join. The page will delve into all the areas Chynna writes about in the book. Ask questions, share your story, leave a comment or just come and feel hugged.
(D) NEW FACEBOOK GROUP: We have just set up a Facebook group for Canadian sensational families. Our goal is to connect families out there with the resources they're seeking to help their sensational children. The group is for everyone but we will be helping to get those Canadian resources out there! If you are a Canadian professional who helps families with SPD or own/provide a community resource for sensational families or have an event to share, please contact us and we'll put you up.
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LILY WOLF'S NEWSLETTER
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Our new newsletter will be geared toward children and families with special needs--especially SPD. What we aim to do is provide articles on the latest information, resources, recipes, treatment options (both medicinally and holistically), interviews with specialists in the field as well as parents and other valuable information. We have TONS of new information and sections including parent's stories, "Kids' Corner," information on nutrition, SPD resources and toys and "Picture of the Month!" As always, we'll also have tips on how to help your child function in a school setting.
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LILY WOLF ANNOUNCEMENTS (Site Updated July 25th, 2010/Blog updated July 24th, 2010):
**JULY 23rd: Our SPD Resources page is up and running and updated with this month's Featured Resources. Have a look at the amazing things these people are doing for our SPD/ASD communities. We thank you for your efforts. (These resources will be up for the remainder of the summer and we'll update with new ones in September. If you know of any resources that SHOULD be up, please contact us.) OH! And Chynna did a blogtalk interview with Nancy Arvizu from Page Readers this morning! Be sure to go to "Chynna's Book Page" and click on the Not Just Spirited link. The link to the interview is at the bottom of the 'Special Appearances' section. Let us know your thoughts! Many thanks to Nancy. You are a wonderful host. =)
- Chynna is excited to announce that her memoir, "White Elephants" will be published through Silver Boomer Books. This book is all about Chynna's experiences being raised by a mother with untreated bipolar disorder. She hopes that her book shows not only the importance of diagnosis and treatment but also how important it is for all of us to understand and respect people living with mental illness. There is no shame in living with such a disorder---we need to give them--and families who live with them--hope. Chynna has created both a blog and a page here on Lily Wolf Words devoted to getting information out there about bipolar disorder. If you are someone who treats, cares for or cares about a person with bipolar, this is for you. AND we'd love to hear from you.
- We have a Q&A type of form you can use to ask Chynna questions through Formspring.me. There you can ask questions which will be put to a hidden page until answered, then your response will be displayed on our Formspring home page. We also have a message forum in the works and we'll keep you posted on when it's up and running.
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SUPPORTING JAMIE OLIVER'S 'FOOD REVOLUTION': Many of you know how Chynna's daughter, Jaimie, is a HUGE Jamie Oliver fan. And Chynna is grateful to Jamie for many reasons, but mostly because his passion for healthy food and cooking has inspired little Jaimi
