Episode 26: Skating to Where the Puck Is Going — Why Vision Matters in Advocacy

What if the most powerful thing you bring into an IEP meeting… isn’t data?It’s vision.In this episode, I share a personal story from years spent watching my son play hockey — and how a quote from Wayne Gretzky completely reframed the way I think about advocacy.“Skate to where the puck is going, not where it has been.”In special education, teams often focus on where a child is — their current data, performance, and progress.But parents?Parents hold something equally important:➡️ where their child is goingIn this episode, we talk about:✔ why parent vision statements matter more than you think✔ how to balance present data with future direction✔ how to keep your child at the center of long-term decision-making✔ why advocacy is about more than “right now”As we move toward the end of the school year, this is your reminder:Your child’s journey is bigger than a single report card.🎧 Listen now and realign your advocacy with purpose.👉 Download your Parent Vision Statement Templatewww.wholechildadvocacy.com