Household Organization & Your Child’s Behavior
Household Organization Lisa walks through her house, devastated by the mess. Jimmy is playing video games, with action figures, trains, and building blocks scattered around him. His habit of dumping...
Behavior
How to Help Your Child Enjoy Fireworks
3 Tips to help your child during the firework celebrations.
Mom Approved Gifts: Perfect Season for Fun
Mom Approved Gifts Buying gifts for a child or teen with special needs can prove challenging. As a Mom to a son who has Cerebral Palsy, I have struggled over...
BULLYING: A Real Threat to Your Child & Strategies for Preventing It from Happening
Bullying is a real issue that continues to expand and morph into many different forms, affecting today’s youth. The million-dollar question still remains, “What should be the focus to win...
The Social and Emotional Impact of a Child’s Learning Disability at School
Many children with learning disabilities have difficulty not only academically, but also in social settings with their peers.
Judgment and the Teenage Brain
Judgment and the Teenage Brain Ask any parent: The teenage brain is difficult to decipher. And regardless of whether your teenager has special needs or not, the mood swings, out-of-character...
The Academic Impact of a Child’s Learning Disability at School
Learning disabilities impact a child in a multitude of ways. Children with learning disabilities typically experience difficulties with reading comprehension, as a whole, as a result of…
IS IT WORKING? Monitoring the Effectiveness of Treatments
IS IT WORKING? Monitoring the Effectiveness of Treatments Have you ever wondered if a therapy, treatment, or intervention your child was receiving was really working? Have you ever questioned a...
10 Quick & Easy After School Snacks
My daughter eats lunch at school at 10:30 in the morning. Afternoon snacks are not given. She’s starving by the time she gets home from school
Reinforcement: Improving Behavior One Interaction at a Time
Pediatricians and educators tell parents to “reward good behavior”, but what does that really mean? Reward is often..
