Play the Building Blocks to Success
Play According to Forbes, (Oct, 2013), there are 10 skills that businesses look for in their employees: Ability to work in a team Ability to make decisions and solve problems...
Advice
Back to School Tips for a Successful School Year: Teach Your Child How to Focus on the Positive!
Teach Your Child How to Focus on the Positive! One of the greatest gifts a parent can bestow on their child is to teach him how to anticipate enjoyable things...
Back Talk: 5 Ways to Help Your Child Practice Communication Skills at Home
I can no longer go into the therapy room with my kid. If I’m there, he’s done. Forget walking. Forget tasting new foods. And you can definitely forget using his...
The Politics of Special Education: The Information You Need Right Now
Special Education Disclaimer: The information herein comes from currently employed educators and administrators who wish to remain annonymous. How can you protect your child’s education and future? Whether you are...
Five Ways to Cultivate Friendships
Five Ways to Cultivate Friendships As I drove my daughter, who has been diagnosed with autism, to six parties on the last week of school, I realized that being intentional...
Mate Crime Spotting the Signs of Fake Friendship
Mate Crime Spotting the Signs of Fake Friendship Sadly, we live in a society where cruelty towards vulnerable people takes place. This can be easily recognized in the form of...
Using Your Plan: Teaching Skills
Using Your Plan: Teaching Skills Once broad goals and behaviors of concern are identified, an assessment has been completed to determine the patterns affecting your child’s behavior, and the overall...
11 Reasons Why You Should Try Mindfulness Meditation and How to Do It!
Mindfulness Meditation Stress can interfere in all areas of our lives, from caring for our children or relating to a spouse and even preventing productivity at work. There is a...
Adapted PE for Reality
Adapted PE So each year around late August I’m reminded of my school observation gigs in which I was hired to assess and critique adapted PE programs around the Northeast....
Should My Child Attend the IEP Meeting?
Should My Child Attend the IEP Meeting Many parents attend their child’s IEP meeting and advocate for their child. But, when should your child attend the meeting? Now that the...
