Ask “Sandwich” Questions
Partnering with your child’s school is essential, and this great tip from ParentCompanion.org will help the school personnel feel like they are part of your child’s team. What is a...
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How to Improve Communication Using Strategies from Positive Behavior Support
Improving Communication Maddie has an 8-year-old daughter, Sara, diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy and Intellectual Disability. Sara is generally a happy little girl, however sometimes she has trouble communicating and becomes...
Small Steps to Help Your Loved One Progress
Help your loved one progress As families, we are always looking for the ‘big win,’ but they are hard to come by. And to feel like we are making progress,...
How to Find a Special Education Advocate
Special Education Advocate The special education and IEP process can be stressful and confusing. Many parents turn to a special needs advocate to guide them as they seek services for...
Be Gym Ready at School
IS YOUR CHILD KINDERGARTEN GYM READY? Transitioning from preschool to elementary school can be overwhelming for both the child and the parents. Children who begin kindergarten with a solid foundation...
Let’s Talk Inclusion
What Is Inclusion? [ in-kloo-zhuhn ] Inclusion is the practice of educating all students together – students with disabilities and students without disabilities – side-by-side in the general education setting...
Have you established healthy boundaries for touch with your loved one with special needs?
[Click to Listen to Podcast] FACT – Our children are the most vulnerable!!! What Can We Do to Help them? Have you set rules or establish healthy boundaries for touch...
How Calming Sensory Spaces Can Help, and How to Create One in a Corner?
[Click to Listen to Podcast] Did you know you could create a calming sensory space in a corner? WHO KNEW??? Well, Alex Lopiccolo from Sensory Digest, aka The King of...
Life Coaching? What is it and How Could it Help You?
[Click to Listen to Podcast] Life Coaching? Do you know what it is? Hey, Special Needs Moms… could life coaching help you meet your own needs? Could it provide...
Incontinence and How Medicaid Can Help, Plus 3 Secret Tips!
[Click to Listen to Podcast] What parents need to know about incontinence and how Medicaid can help, plus 3 secret tips! Today, on Parenting Special Needs Live, our guest is...
