When you’re raising a child with special needs it shifts the foundations of families. Some days you may look around and wonder, if you’re the only one dealing with this chaos? Be encouraged; you are not alone. Join us and our guest Dan Culp as we discuss the joys and challenges of raising children with special needs.
Resources
Confounding the Wise: A Celebration of Life, Love, Laughter, Adoption and the Joy of Children with Special Needs
Children with special needs are not always given to those who are both willing and able to meet their needs. But here we discover there are people who will seek sacrifice in order to provide the life that so many are willing to discard. Confounding the Wise describes the sometimes brutal view that many countries have toward Down syndrome and other diagnoses. Herein also is the story of unconditional love for children who so desperately need those who are willing to give it.
Pro-Life Principles in Action
Pro-abortion activists’ repeated claim is that pro-lifers don’t care about babies once they’re born. But they haven’t bothered to check the numerous ways pro-lifers show their love and compassion for babies and children every day.
A way of life for many pro-lifers is providing foster care or choosing adoption. These are two wonderful options most people can use to give children a loving home – children who wouldn’t otherwise have one.
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Here is the 1980 PBS/Newsweek magazine Special about Dan’s family growing up (forgive the outdated language)
Fostering a Change in Children
There are children all across the country that desperately need loving and caring homes. Special needs foster children can come from homes that don’t value them or aggravate their disorders. Within a different home environment, these kids can realize their full potential. Families that step up and offer care for children with special needs add lasting value and worth to children who are constantly overlooked.
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Guest
Dan Culp is a multi-talented comedian, actor, and author. A father of five, three of Dan’s children are adopted, each with special needs, including Down syndrome, autism, Alfi’s syndrome, and spina bifida. He also has four siblings with Down syndrome, three of whom were adopted, offering him a unique perspective on the value of life and the power of family.

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