Shopping Without Dropping: Running Errands Successfully
Running Errands Successfully When my daughter was seven years-old and we would shop, she would lay on the floor of the store and refuse to get up, yelling “No” quite...
Parenting
Easy School Lunch Ideas for Busy Parents
School Lunch Ideas Without a doubt, packing school lunches daily is something most of us parents dread during the school year. Mornings are hectic enough with getting the kids out...
School Homework Hacks
SCHOOL HOMEWORK HACKS The gentle reminders of school are upon us in mid-July with school supplies in stores and back-to-school commercials on T.V. Those things serve as reminders that summer...
Be Prepared…
Be Prepared Fifteen years ago, we had no voice …. and didn’t even know we needed one! Boy, were we wrong! Not knowing the IEP process, the verbiage, or our...
Back-To-School Tech Tips
Tech Tips As we get ready for school to start back up again, we begin thinking about the tasks our children are likely to be faced with soon. Has your...
Thinking of a Stay-Cation? Here Are 9 Ideas to Get You Going
Here are 9 ways you can make the most of your stay-cation while creating memories and still saving money: 1. Go sightseeing and rediscover your town. Pretend you’re a tourist...
Parenting Success – 8:1 Ratio of Positive to Negative Interactions
Catch your Child being Good! Watch this video of Steven Sussman, Ph.D – Child and Adolescent Psychologist Co-Founder of the Child and Teen Success Centers in NY and NJ as...
Family Chat: Going Places (Improving Community Outings with PBS)
Family Chat #2: Going Places: Improving Community Outings with Positive Behavior Support In case you missed the second Family Chat on Going Places: Improving Community Outings, the video replay is below (in its entirety)....
Mommy’s Timeout: Seattle’s Space Needle
Take a time out and use visualization meditation to relax. Imagine yourself enjoying the incredible view from Seattle’s Space Needle. Take a couple of deep breaths and begin to...
Early Intervention: First Steps in the Right Direction
Early intervention is a series of services that focus on the development of the infant and toddler – either with a disability or developmental delay. Through early intervention, a child...
