32 Motivational Quotes to Inspire Special Needs Parents

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We all know that parenting any child can have many ups and downs. And, while we’re all “traveling our paths”, we all need a little encouragement to help us get through our days.

Every day is a chance for a new beginning, and to seek out life’s possibilities.

As your days ahead unfold, use these uplifting quotes for inspiration.

1. Once you accept that your child will be different, not better or worse…just different, that’s the first step ~ unknown

2. It’s not a Race, It’s a Journey! ~ Cynthia Carr Falardeau

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3. Until you have a kid with special needs you have no idea of the depth of your strength, tenacity, and resourcefulness. ~ unknown

4. Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness ~ George Santayana

5. Special needs parents are the equivalent of Batman, Captain America, and the Incredible Hulk combined with a side of Mary Poppins. ~ unknown

6. Sometimes the things we can’t change end up changing us. ~ Unknown

7. While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about. ~ Angela Schwindt

8 You have a choice each and every single day. I choose to feel blessed. I choose to feel grateful. I choose to be thankful. I choose to be happy. ~ Unknown

9. If you can’t fly, then run. If you can’t run, then walk. If you can’t walk, then crawl. But, whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.” ~ Martin Luther King Jr

10. Parenthood is about raising and celebrating the child you have, not the child you thought you’d have. It’s about understanding your child is exactly the person they are supposed to be. And, if you’re lucky, they might be the teacher who turns you into the person you’re supposed to be. ~The Water Giver

11. Sometimes God doesn’t change your situation because he’s trying to change your heart. ~ Unknown

12. Change happens in increments ~ Mel Robbins

13. Acceptance doesn’t mean resignation. It means understanding that something is what it is and there’s going to be a way through it. ~ Michael J. Fox

14. Every survival kit should include a sense of humor. ~ Anonymous

15. Children with special needs aren’t sent to special parents, they make parents special. ~ Unknown

16. Most people see what is and never see what can be. ~ Albert Einstein

17. Our minds are as different as our faces; we are all traveling to one destination- happiness, but few are going by the same road. ~ unknown

18. Pencil it in on the calendar, never pen. Be flexible. ~ Kodi Wilson

19. It’s about progress, not perfection. ~Melissa Cote

20. My kid takes longer to ‘grow up.’ Secretly, that is sort of awesome. ~Rebecca Smith Masterson

21. The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched- they must be felt with the heart. ~ Helen Keller

22. Storms make oaks take roots. ~ proverb

23. The disability is not the problem. The accessibility is the problem. ~ Mohamed Jemni

24. Sometimes the difficult things that happen in our lives put us directly on the path to the best things that will ever happen to us. ~ unknown

25. Your limitation is only your imagination. ~ unknown

26. Wake up with determination. Go to bed with satisfaction. ~ unknown

27. Do something today that your future self will thank you for. ~ unknown

28. Sometimes we’re tested not to show our weaknesses, but to discover our strengths. ~ unknown

29. The key to success is to focus on goals, not obstacles. ~ unknown

30. What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise. ~ Oscar Wilde

31. Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. ~ Henry David Thoreau

32. Promise me you’ll always remember… you’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think, and loved more than you know. ~ Christopher Robin

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