Can Easter Candy Make Kids See Red?
Every spring you buy an abundance of delicious treats and lovingly prepare your children’s Easter baskets. So, why do they sometimes repay your hard work by screaming, crying or…
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Real Moms Share: Michele Gianetti
Michele Gianetti contributed to this issue’s “Real Moms Share” section of the magazine. We asked her to give us an insight into herself, as well as into her life raising...
Ask Special Parents: Has Anyone Had Any Experience with Conductive Education?
What are/ were your experiences? Give me your opinions? I’m trying to make the right decision for myself and my family. I was looking into the conductive education center of...
Relationship Rescue: Sleep Away Camp: Is your child ready?
Sleep Away Camp: Is your child ready? Question: When is a child with special needs ready for sleep away camp? Advice: I don’t think that they are ever ready if...
How to interview a new therapist?
Parents may want to consider interviewing a new therapist, as they would if they were hiring any other job applicant
Planning for Tomorrow… Today
Merrill Edge now offers financial planning and advice for the middle-income family or caregiver of a child with special needs. A select team of Merrill Edge financial advisors have been...
Help Prepare Your Child Emotionally for Life
Question: How do I prepare my child emotionally for the future? Answer: A child with special needs will go through the same emotional stages as other children. It is important...
Ask Special Parents: Speech Strategies
Speech Strategies I need some help with a 5 year old with echolalia- it’s getting better but I need some more strategies! Before her speech was unintelligible or straight from...
Relationship Rescue: Expressing Feelings Appropriately
Question: “How do I assist my special needs teen/adult to express their feelings appropriately”? Advice: Not an easy answer to say the least. I have found that, typically, the parent/adult...
Ask Special Parents: Oral Care
Any suggestions for dealing with oral care battles in ‘tween years would be greatly appreciated. My ten year old son with autistic disorder and hates to brush or have his...
