Teaching

Teaching Financial Independence The Building Blocks of Financial Literacy

Teaching financial literacy to teens and young adults is critically important regardless of whether they have a disability or not. Financial literacy is a complex behavior that is the cornerstone...

Developing Self-Advocacy Skills: 4 Ways You’re Already Doing It and 4 New Things You Can Try

It’s never too early to begin teaching self-advocacy skills and summer is the perfect time to start. As a parent advocate, you spend a lot of time supporting your child...

The Power of the Piggy Bank | Important Life Skills Teaching About Money Management

In a society ridden with plastic, credit cards that is, it is so important that children begin to learn the value of money. Not to mention that there are some...

How to make the Wondertime Clock

Sarah Ward demonstrates how to create the Wondertime Clock as a way to teach young Children how to sense the “sweep of time”.

The Importance of Teaching Children Body Safety

We teach our children water safety and road safety — it is equally important to teach our children ‘body safety’ from a very young age.

Appropriate – Where Do You Draw the Line: Teaching Social Behaviors for Independent Living

Teaching Social Behaviors for Independent Living As I sit on the beach, I reflect on our son’s success. I start to fall into a transcendental moment of pride. I even...