Free guide for parents
Here's what to say when it happens
Most parents freeze in that moment because nobody ever gave them the words.This free guide gives you eight plain, practical ways to respond — so the next time it happens, you’re ready.Written by Chanelle Wimbish - a mom and wheelchair user who lives these conversations every day.What’s inside the guide:
1. Don’t rush to fix it
2. Don’t shame the question
3. Give it a name
4. Watch your volume
5. Answer the question, then stop
6. Let the other person respond if they want to
7. Skip the apology spiral
8. Come back to it laterEach one includes a sentence you can actually say in the moment.