2015 Cover Winner: Wade Michael Strite
Wade Michael Strite Our handsome cover model is Wade Michael Strite, 8, from Augusta, Ga. He loves to read and recently learned to jump rope. Wade has Down syndrome and...
Sept/Oct 2015
Mommy’s Timeout: Decker Farm
Take a time out and use visualization meditation to relax. Imagine yourself here among the beautiful fall foliage and pumpkins. Enjoy the beautiful colors in nature. Take a...
Sharing! Updates: World Cerebral Palsy Day, National Disability Employment Awareness Month, & Curbing Disability Bias among Health Care Providers
Join World Cerebral Palsy Day World Cerebral Palsy Day is a social movement, of, by and for the CP community. Our vision is to ensure that everyone with CP has...
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,...
Moving Towards Success: Incorporating Physical Activity in School
Moving Towards Success: Incorporating Physical Activity in School A recent study conducted at the University of Illinois linked cardio respiratory fitness in 48 children ages 9-10 with higher functioning in...
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...
Your First IEP Meeting
Your First IEP Meeting Imagine This… You walk into a room and you see at least 7 other people already sitting at a table. You are nervous. You feel like...
Cooking with Kids: Black Bean Brownies
Encouraging Speech & Creating Yum! Black Bean Brownies Brownies, how about adding some nutritional goodness like protein and fiber into this sweet treat? Try these black bean brownies. Don’t let...
Play I Notice Newness
Newness Game Let’s say you are on a path or a street that you have walked on many times before; a path to school, for example. Your child, however, is...
