Seven Ways to Celebrate Being a Special Needs Parent
Seven Ways to Celebrate Being a Special Needs Parent As I browse the Mother’s and Father’s Day cards at my favorite gift store, I find myself laughing, smiling and feeling...
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Vision Problems Parents Should Be on the Lookout For…
Vision Problems There are behaviors parents often attribute to other causes, such as being lazy or having ADD or Autism, but some of these behaviors may actually be signs of...
How to Help Your Child Manage Spring Fever
Daylight Savings time is around the corner. The days will be growing longer; the birds out your window will be louder and humming with energy…and so will your kids. It’s...
Staying Healthy Where And What Should We Eat?
Everyone loves food; we need food to survive. Our world is full of so many different places to buy foods: Farmer’s Markets, healthy grocery stores, health food stores, fast food,...
Health and Wellness
Health and Wellness A Red Panda. A Twenty foot tall ball of yarn. Both are specific, if uncommon visuals. Okay now… “Healthy living.” Whatcha got? A cornucopia filled with fruits...
Improving Behavior in Special Needs Children with Visual Strategies
Using Visual Strategies To Improve Behavior Children with special needs sometimes have difficulty remembering what is expected of them or deciphering cues from their social and physical environment. Frustration and...
Sex Education for Special Needs Children
Sex Education for Special Needs Children In many school districts, Sexual Education begins in fifth grade. Parents find their nightly talks with their children punctuated by “ew’s,” “no ways,” “disgusting,”...
Does Your Child Qualify for Supplemental Security Income? Dispelling Misconceptions
Supplemental Security (SSI) is a federal program that distributes monthly cash payments for food and shelter to qualifying individuals with disabilities. Eligibility is based on both a determination of “disability”...
Persistence & Goal Setting in Children
Persistence & Goal Setting in Children When I ask students in my classroom to write down their personal goals for the school year, I often hear things like: “Get good...
A Review…What Is Special Education
From Early Intervention to Special Education Services As I sat at our first IEP meeting transitioning from Early Intervention to Part B for our daughter who is legally blind,...
