Starting Strong
It’s amazing how quickly the new year has arrived, and how many changes and successes have occurred over the year. How can we continue to build strength and mindfulness with...
Jan/Feb 2013
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...
Engaging Siblings to Build Social Skills: A Relative Solution to a Complex Problem
Engaging Siblings Play is a primary context for children to learn important skills and to interact, but it tends to be “messy”. Children with special needs often find playtime with...
Nisha Morris Shares About “empowering her child”
Nisha Morris 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...
2013 Cover Winner: Carter LaFramboise
Carter LaFramboise Carter LaFramboise (7 years old) has been diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. He loves to ride snowmobiles, ATV’s, and play with Legos. He has a younger brother, Jace (3...
Expressing Feelings: Tips and Tricks for Children and Adults
If you are parenting a child with special needs, it is no secret that expressing feelings in ways that work can be tricky. This is not only challenging for our...
Strategies to Improve School Safety
Improve School Safety Over the past decade and a half, the United States has experienced an unprecedented level of violence within the school setting. The first, prominent display of a...
Did You Know? Each State Has a Parent Training and Information Center?
Did You Know? That Each State Has a Parent Training and Information Center and Has Local Training on Transition to Adulthood? Find Your Parent Center Families with a child who...
Tiny Light Emily
Meet nine year old, Emily, has the incredible ability to make people smile whether they are family members, friends, or complete strangers. This music-loving girl enjoys doing actions to songs...
IEP… I Do’s Building a Viable Home-School Relationship – It’s like a Marriage
My friend, Carmen, put it best: “Working to build a school relationship is a lot like a marriage. It takes work. You have to communicate. You will not always agree...
