Avoid the Halloween Candy Blues
Avoid the Halloween Candy Blues Are you one of the many parents who have to suffer through their children’s temper tantrums and moodiness in the days following Halloween? You may...
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5 Ways to Help Children with Sensory Challenges Participate in Halloween Festivities
Help Children With Sensory Challenges Participate in Halloween Festivities Overwhelming sights, smells, and textures do not have to sideline children While many children enjoy Halloween traditions of tick-or-treating, pumpkin carving,...
New Cookbook: Cooking with Kids! Encouraging Speech and Creating Yum!
Our New Cookbook has Arrived! Our Gift to you. Thank you for being a loyal subscriber. We’ve put together a collection of FUN Cooking with Kids recipes. We have a added new,...
Behind the Cover Story: Melony Stevens
Behind the Cover Story: September/October “Back to School” Edition When I was contacted by Parenting Special Needs Magazine to photograph the cover of their September/October “Back to School” Edition,...
Starting Your Day off Right: Making the Most of Morning Routines
Starting Your Day off Right: Making the Most of Morning Routines We start each day with two simple words, “Good morning”, in the hopes of giving our children a positive...
7 Tips for Packing Healthy Lunches
Packing Healthy School Lunches is as Easy as 1,2,3… The back to school season can be hectic, especially for working parents or caregivers. Between getting your kids to the bus,...
Reading and Writing Strategies for Struggling Students
Reading and Writing Help for Struggling Students Most of the students I have worked with seem to struggle the most with reading and writing skills. The struggle seems to overlap...
Is It PLEP Or PLOP? for Present Level of Performance
Is It PLEP Or PLOP? for Present Level of Performance I was lost, frustrated and overwhelmed with my younger daughter’s IEP (Individualized Education Plan)! I started calling agencies for help...
Staying Healthy In School {Tip 26 of 31}
Since it’s virtually impossible to escape germs in school, the key is to learn how to be proactive in preventing these illnesses. The start of a new school year exposes...
The Fine Line between Raising Awareness and Oversharing
A Family Story– Since 2009, I have shared about the journey of raising our son, Wyatt, who has special needs. It started as a simple reply to a request for...
