How Does a Patient Portal Benefit My Child?
Electronic Medical Records or Patient Portals, as they are often called, provide us with many benefits for accessing our medical files. Of course, as with anything, there will be pros...
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Empowering Your Child for Better Communication with Healthcare Providers
Few people make important healthcare decisions without talking it over with a trusted family member or a caring friend. But for someone with a disability, this partnership can often lead...
Child Nutrition Primer + Easy Nutrient Packed Snacks
There is no doubt that adequate nutrition for your child plays an important role for neurological, physical, behavioral, and social development. This is especially true for children with special needs....
Why Teaching Self-Care Skills is Critical to Our Children’s Success
Mary is a 6-year-old child. Her mother and father, Betty and Tom, wait anxiously at a psychologist’s office. When called into the appointment room, they hear that Mary has been...
Mom Makeover: From the Inside Out
The Gift of “me time” for Mom We all know that raising, supporting and advocating for your child with special needs means sometimes we don’t recognize the person we are...
Wanted: Veterans of Adaptation
We’ve Got This! As parents of children with special needs, we have all experienced some degree of uncertainty and isolation in dealing with our child’s diagnosis. We had dreamed...
20 Positive Affirmations to Remind Your Child They Are Loved
Positive Affirmations Kind words of encouragement and affirmation from parents are an important part of making sure your little one has a healthy sense of self. Keep these words of...
Family Live Chat: Help! Tackling Social Media
[Click to Listen to Podcast] Do You Need Help Tackling Social Media for your Loved One? We certainly did! In this video, parents share their loved ones’ real-life experiences with...
Life Plans: Can You Envision Your Loved One’s Future?
[Click to Listen to Podcast] Does thinking about your child’s future give you NIGHTMARES?? Well, today, we’re talking about LIFE PLANS…. with Eric Goll. He sheds some light on why...
Goals and Plans Are Not Enough!
As special needs parents, we focus on goals and plans, but they are not enough!!! I’ve learned a few things I like to share that may help you. [Click to...
