The Family Updates Live Here Now
FR is still my place for dad life and gear. The daily-to-weekly Harrison updates, Greenville trips, and advocacy stories now live on The Greene Affect. Here’s why, plus where to start.
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Control Your iPhone with a Scrunched Nose or a Tongue Out with iOS 26
Apple is rolling out new accessibility controls in iOS 26 that let you map facial expressions to everyday actions on iPhone and iPad. Think raise your eyebrows to go Home, or pucker right to scroll down. If you like hands-free control or need alternative inputs, this one is worth a look. What this is Head…
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Rare Disease Day 2025: When Rare is Your Everyday
Tomorrow, February 28th, 2025, is Rare Disease Day—a day that holds deep personal significance for my family. It’s a day to stand with millions worldwide, raising awareness and advocating for those living with rare conditions. It’s also a reminder that while each rare disease may affect a small percentage of people, the collective impact is…
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Revisiting Last Year’s Adaptive TMNT Costume with Party Wagon Gait Trainer!
Halloween, a night of magic and wonder, holds a special place in the hearts of children worldwide. It’s a time when imaginations run wild, and little ones transform into their favorite characters, embarking on adventures fueled by creativity. For many kids, Halloween signifies more than just dressing up—it’s a chance to be part of a…
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June is Arthrogryposis Awareness Month
Greetings and welcome to June, which marks Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC) Awareness Month! If you’ve been following the blog section of this website or my other blog, The Greene Affect, you’re already familiar with my personal connection to Arthrogryposis as my son was born with this condition. Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC) is a term used…
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Animation Can be an Important Tool in Disability Awareness and Inclusion
Introducing Greeney! This is the custom Bluey character I created for Harrison’s upcoming birthday to be used on the invitations, the Facebook event header, etc. (I bet you can’t remotely guess the theme!) I’m not sharing this to boast about my own greatness but to draw attention to the feet of the character. I included…
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The TMNT Party Wagon: The Perfect Gait Trainer Adaptive Costume
Halloween is a special time for kids to dress up as their favorite characters, go trick-or-treating, and be a part of a unique community for one night. You could argue that Halloween could be one of the most, if not the most, inclusive holiday, as it allows children with disabilities to take part and have…
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Special Needs Parenting: Supporting a Child with Sensory Processing Issues
A sensory Processing Issue is the inability to process information through our senses, including touch, hearing, sight, taste, smell, balance, proprioception, and pain. It can also be described as a difficulty understanding how or why we feel something. For example, when your toddler bumps into things, it might not matter if he feels the bump…
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MARVEL’S HERO PROJECT Featured 13-Year-Old Taekwondo Champ with Arthrogryposis
Last year, Disney+ and Marvel teamed up to turn real-life kids into superheroes with Marvel’s Hero Project. The Hero Project honored 20 young people doing amazing work in their communities. One episode of Marvel’s Hero Project featured Izzy, a 13-year-old taekwondo champion, who was born with arthrogryposis. Arthrogryposis causes the joints to become locked in…
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The Greene Affect
When I first launched Fatherhood: Reloaded, I meant it to be an outlet. Going back to my roots of blogging about my kids and life. I was having a new baby over a decade after my last. I was having a baby just a few months after turning 40. In my head, the equations were…
