Family Chat: Shelter-In Place
In this video families share what was the most challenging things for them during the stay-at-home orders. Tips and tools on how to thrive with sheltering place is provided. (May...
May/June 2020
You Don’t Need to Leave Your House to Have an Adventure
Adventure With all the craziness going on in the world around us, we figured it was time for some fun! Kids are home for the rest of the school year,...
Why Is the Challenging Behavior Happening?
Challenging Behavior Happening? Many parents of children with intellectual, developmental, or medical disabilities seek support for their children’s ‘challenging behavior’, but what does challenging behavior actually mean? This can be...
Coronavi…yesss!? Do You Find You’re Saying “Yes” More Often?
“Yes, Elizabeth, you can have some more cookies.” I said that exact statement yesterday and, in turn, received a look from her that said…Ok, that is not how this usually...
Reading Help! What Parents Need to Know to Help Their Special Needs Child Read
Reading Help Is there any bigger educational skill to develop than reading? Probably not. READING is everywhere in our lives and is required in most anything we want to learn...
Family Tracks: Families Staying Active During COVID-19! Long Family
The Long Family provided a video introduction to their family. Kelly Long’s tribute to her mother: I attribute my parenting style to my mother. When I was 12 years old,...
Staying at Home Tech Tips to Help Throughout Your Day
Staying at Home During this unprecedented time of facing a worldwide pandemic, many of us are suddenly working from home and navigating the challenge of schools, therapy clinics, recreational and...
How to Protect Your Mental Health During Coronavirus
Mental Health Strategies for Coping with Stress, Boredom, and Anxiety We are living in a unique and challenging time – navigating uncharted waters, the likes of which we have never...
Draw Out Understanding: How to Sketch or “Doodle” to Help Your Child Understand
Draw Out Understanding I’ve been using little “doodles” to help my daughter understand things throughout her life. I found that if I could create simple little doodles to help her...
Family Tracks: Families Staying Active During COVID-19! Foster Family
Meet The Foster Family I’m a cooped-up mom of four: Three with special needs. Surviving?… no. Dare I say it, we are “thriving” in the trenches of Corona virus. We...
