The Data Dilemma – It’s a Love-HateThing
The Data Dilemma – It’s a Love-HateThing I am not a Behavior Analyst. I only play one in real life. You see, as a parent of a child with special...
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Having a Super Healthy Summer
Summertime is right around the corner, and what a great time for a child to partake in a wide variety of SUPER HEALTHY summer activities to enrich the mind, body,...
Have You Considered How a Dog Could Enhance Your Child’s Life?
After extensive training, Mia, a beautiful black, Labrador Retriever, came to live with us as a guide dog when she was eighteen months old. Though I had always wanted a...
Relationship Rescue: Help! My Family Leaves My Special Needs Daughter out of Invites
Help! My Family Leaves My Special Needs Daughter out of Invites Question: My issue is how most of my family will leave my special needs daughter out from invites. My...
What would Mary Poppins Do?
What would Mary Poppins Do? I want to be more like Mary Poppins. Instead of screeching at my children, like the Wicked Witch of the West, to clean up yet...
Right Question, Wrong Doctor: How can Medical Education Influence a Doctor’s Acceptance of Complementary Medicine
Parents of Special Needs (SN) children who have an interest in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) often feel trapped between competing worlds of health care. It’s easy to feel as...
We Are What We Eat!
You have heard this saying a million times, but what exactly does it mean to you, your family and your bodies? Americans consume huge amounts of processed foods, including: fast...
Eating Green?
For some people, being green is their way of life. It is not only helpful for the environment, but for your body as well. By experimenting with some green eating...
My New Motherhood
Motherhood When you set out to have children, you wish for a healthy and happy baby. You may hope for a girl or hope for a boy, but you know...
Omega Fatty Acids’ Super Healthy Super Powers to Aid A Child
Omega Fatty Acids Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common childhood developmental disorder — estimated at 15% for school-age children in the United States and elsewhere. Many parents...
