You Will Dream New Dreams. Inspiring personal stories by parents of children with disabilities. A Sequel

You Will Dream New Dreams. Inspiring personal stories by parents of children with disabilities. A Sequel will be a collection of essays by parents similar to You Will Dream New Dreams. Inspiring personal stories by parents of children with disabilities published by Kensington Books in the Spring, 2001.

Experienced, “veteran” parents of a child with a disability and/or special health care need are the most important source of emotional support and wisdom for new parents of children with disabilities and/or special health care needs.

This book is intended primarily for parents who have recently learned that their child has a disability and/or special health care need—at birth, during early childhood or any time thereafter. This is a time when most parents will not feel able to listen to or read large amounts of information. Rather, it is a time for family and friends to be there, to listen and assure new parents of their continuing support. That is why this book will be a book of short essays by experienced parents, essays that can be read, re-read and shared with others—one at a time, at any time, and in any order.

What do you wish a friend had told you at that time in your life? What information do you wish someone had given you? What type of personal stories do you wish veteran parents shared with you? Please write this essay in your own way.

Some editing may be done on essays selected for inclusion in the book. Essay authors will be shown final copy for their approval.

Guidelines

• Word limit: 1500 words or less. Following your essay, please write 150 words or less about yourself and your family. Please do this even when such biographical information is included in your essay.
  
• Tell the story of your own journey. Parents benefit greatly by hearing the personal stories of others and, from those stories, gleaning bits of wisdom and lessons they can apply to their lives. You can also offer specific words of advice and encouragement.
  
• Please submit via e-mail to stan@disabilitiesbooks.com. Please attach as a Microsoft Word file.
  
• To submit by regular mail, please submit clearly typed or printed material that is double spaced. If at all possible, please also submit the essay on a disc as well. Please label each page of your essay and the disc with your name and address. Please send the hard copy and the disc to: Stanley D. Klein, Ph.D.,33 Pond Avenue, #919, Brookline, MA 02445.
  
• Deadline: September 30, 2006.