July/Aug 2010
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 | You Live what you THINK! Somewhere along the way, I either heard this saying, dreamed the saying, or read it someplace. In any event, it seems to be a fitting saying as it relates to this issue .... Read More |
 | What's New? What's New in the Parenting Special Needs Community?.... Read More |
 | Catch The Waves Surfers For Autism was formed with the simple concept of introducing a handful of children on the autism spectrum to the healing powers of the ocean.... Read More |
 | "Transition" Healthcare Responsibilities As parents, we spend much of our time helping our children prepare for adulthood. Do we prepare them for taking responsibility for their health care? .... Read More |
 | Time-Out: Does it work? Time-out is one of the most popular and highly recommended disciplinary strategies. Unfortunately, it can be difficult to use correctly, and when used inconsistently or in the wrong circumstances, can make problems even .... Read More |
 | “ABA-SkiP” - is Ahead of the Game Collaboration between MHMRA and the University of Houston – Clear Lake, SkIP is ahead of the game in offering support to these children and .... Read More |
 | Music Therapy Rooms and Their Great Impact on Developing Students Music therapy is a multi-sensory experience whereby music is used for therapeutic results. A student visually connects with.... Read More |
 | Our experience with Therapeutic Listening as Autism Therapy When I first heard about therapeutic listening, I was very dubious. I didn’t understand how wearing headphones and listening to weird sounds was going to do anything except seriously tick Billy off .... Read More |
 | Relationship Rescue “Isn’t there something else I can do for my child besides having them take prescription medications?”.... Read More |
 | Super Foods to Elevate Mood and Overall Health Food is fuel. Garbage in equals garbage out, resulting in an inefficiently working machine. It is true that what you consume, in large part, affects your mood and overall .... Read More |
 | Healthy Summer Treats Summer is officially here. Kids are out of school and it’s time for families to spend more time together. As we all know, social gatherings usually revolve around food. This can be the perfect opportunity to.... Read More |
 | Where to Purchase Gluten Free Casein Free (GFCF) Foods and Some Favorite Brands If you live in a large city, especially in the land of fruits and nuts, where there are Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, Sprouts and health food stores all within five miles from your home, finding GFCF foods is not a problem. If you live in a tiny town .... Read More |
 | Alternative Reality: Fitness and Your Child In years past, when in workshops or conventions, I would be informed that I would be grouped in the “Alternative Treatment” section. I’m not quite sure what fitness and play are alternative to.... Read More |
 | Racing to Renovate At the young age of seven, Zoe Nestor of Burlington, Vermont has already had a lasting impact on her community.... Read More |
 | Our Little Man Zachary It was a hot November 27th, and I wasn’t due to give birth to my little twins until February of the following year. I wasn’t in the best of moods. My pregnancy, up to this point, had been difficult, and today was no .... Read More |
 | What is Kabuki Syndrome? To help raise awareness on the various disorders, Parenting Special Needs Magazine will be highlighting one disorder per issue. In this issue we are highlighting Kabuki Syndrome..... Read More |
 | Proud Moments Proud Moments are any time that you have been extremely proud of your child with special needs. Read on to share in pride & joy of everyday accomplishments.... Read More |
 | Real Life...with the Hopkins family A family’s story about a tattoo that led to a family business with a universal social message .... Read More |
 | Autism is my Interior Designer I’ve worked with several different interior designers over the past five years. Sadly, David Bromstad of HGTV has never been .... Read More |
 | Managing Melt Downs 101 I don’t care who you are - at some point it’s going to happen to you. I am talking about managing meltdowns. Celebrities define their careers with them. However, for parents of special needs children, meltdowns, or drama, are part of daily life.... Read More |
 | Special Needs Kids and Family Travel Summer travel with a special needs child can definitely add adventure to your plans. Still, take time for careful planning and discuss things with the whole family first, so that an adventure doesn’t translate into a nightmare.... Read More |
 | The Love of a Father Headlines are quick to capture “deadbeat dads”. Stories and movies are often written about abusive fathers, and about dads who disappear from the lives of their children, leaving moms and children broken, hurt, desolate, and alone. We seem to hear a little bit about the good dads.... Read More |
 | Check it Out! Products You Can Use Make sure you take the time to view three new products in this month’s issue.... Read More |
 | Your Baby: Babies Know More Than You Think All of us are born with undeveloped brains. We’ve got one hundred billion brain neurons at birth, but they aren’t connected to anything, yet. We have a primitive brain stem that alerts us to .... Read More |
 | Wee Hands in the Garden In my classes and parent presentations, I talk a lot about narrating your children’s day and labeling sensory experiences. Now if playing in the garden isn’t a sensory experience I don’t know what is .... Read More |
 | Seven Unexpected Ways to Increase Yous Child's Learning When most people hear words such as “learning,” “smart,” or “memory,” they automatically think of the brain. In school we teach “to the head” only, asking students to sit in chairs for long periods of time, listening and.... Read More |
 | Advocating for Your Child Good special education services are intensive and expensive. Resources are limited. If you have a child with special needs, you may wind up battling the school district for the services your child needs. To prevail, you need information, skills, and.... Read More |
 | Transition & Supported Employment Working for You Transition is a term used to describe post high school education planning processes for students with special needs between the ages of 14 and 22. Specifically, it is used to help students move from school to work.... Read More |
 | Have you heard about? Primitive Reflex Integration.... Read More |
 | Join Us Next Issue Be sure to stay tuned for the Sept/Oct 2010 issue, for our Premier Digital Edition of Parenting Special Needs Magazine where we will be highlighting.... Read More |
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