It’s June, a month typically known for celebrations and transition for people. Children graduate kindergarten, 8th grade, 12th and receive college degrees. Around each of these events so often there are parties and large celebrations. Young brides and grooms get married more often than any other month during the year.

For parents whose children have significant disabilities often this is a reminder their child may not celebrate the way you and I do! Children don’t move to traditional first grades or 18 may not graduate from high school or even marry. For some parents June is just another reminder of a lost dream for their children.

Instead, parents celebrate new skills, like learning to sit up at the age of 4 or learning to feed themselves at 7. I long to see us celebrate these milestones with our parents.

Kids are now transitioning successfully from our early childhood to our grade school. We celebrate these transitions!