Be More “Present” in Your Parenting
Be More “Present” in Your Parenting Do you ever feel like you are not fully present for your child? Your mind is somewhere else…perhaps making a grocery list or replaying...
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Supporting Teen Behavior and Loving Relationships
Supporting Teen Behavior and Loving Relationships What happened to my loving, cooperative child? Many parents of children with special needs find themselves frustrated when their tried-and true strategies stop working...
Strategies for Great IEP Meetings
I have attended countless IEP meetings and worn various hats: mother, friend, advocate, and professional. The most difficult were, without a doubt, those IEP meetings for my (now 20-year-old) daughter....
Stress-Busting Strategies to Get You to Super Health
Stress is a universal phenomenon that affects all human beings in some way, shape or form. At some level, everyone is dealing with stress. It is the body’s natural response...
Say “Aah” Successful Trips to the Dentist
Successful Trips to the Dentist It is estimated that approximately 20% of adults fear dental treatment to the point that they put off necessary visits. Children with disabilities may be...
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...
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...
Avoid Overwhelm with These Essential Strategies
Avoid Overwhelm When my son, Tim, was one day old, I looked down at him in my arms and felt petrified. He was tiny and helpless. I wondered how I’d...
What to Expect When Establishing Expectations
As parents, we often say things like, “I just wish my child would ____ (e.g., get ready on time, put away his things, finish her homework)”. Establishing expectations involves letting...
Top 5 Strategies for Reading Comprehension Problems
Children with learning disabilities often experience constant challenges at school. They experience frustration with increasing complexity of school work and constant demands of reading throughout all of their subject matter....
