Analyzing Patterns
After identifying broad goals and routines you would like to address for your child… and beginning to track specific behaviors that you want to increase and/or decrease, the next step...
Advice
Spring into Good Health
Spring into Good Health Now that we are almost out of winter and headed for spring, we can concentrate on how we can get our bodies into shape. It may...
I Can Bike!
In a world where so many say “I can’t…” one organization is putting “I Can” back in everyone’s vocabulary. The nonprofit, iCan Shine organization is bringing quality recreational programs like...
Stay Mentally Healthy by Changing These Three Thoughts
Stay Mentally Healthy Have you ever thought to yourself, “Am I doing enough?” I am sure that if someone watched all the things you do each day, it wouldn’t be...
Organizing Your Child’s Brain Through Crawling and Creeping
Crawling and Creeping When I first met Benjamin Thompson, he was struggling with echolalia (unsolicited repetition of vocalizations), extreme hyperactivity, self-biting, and poor eating and sleep habits. He had been...
What Are Those Procedural Safeguards
You receive your IEP meeting notice and included are 20 pages of Procedural Safeguards. At the meeting, you are also asked if you want another copy of the Procedural Safeguards....
Did Someone Say Snack Time? Tips for Getting Kids to Look Forward to Snack Time Again
Most adults think that we should eat 3 meals and 2-3 snacks per day, but kids focus only on what they want right now. Many adults fall into food ruts,...
Starting Small to Make Big Changes
Starting Small to Make Big Changes As parents of kids with special needs we need to be our child’s voice sometimes (or, all the time). When we look at our...
Encourage Your Children to Move with Joy
Move with Joy When I see children giggling with joy in our Lekotek playrooms, they are almost always moving – chasing a bubble, swinging from a swing, jumping on a...
Did You Know? Your Child’s IEP Case Manager Plays a Vital Role in Your Child’s Success
IEP Case Manager Aside from their unique brilliance, a primary key to your child’s success may be their case manager. The goal of a case manager is to make sure...
