What Gifts to Give Your Special Needs Child
How to handle gift giving for a special needs child that is functioning at a lower cognitive level than their age? Our son is 4 years old, but cognitively functions...
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Inclusive Holiday Activities
Inclusive Holiday Activities The holiday season is a time for being together, family traditions, and showing people you care through thoughtful gift giving. Being part of a family with special...
GFCF/Chemical Free Holiday Breakfast or Brunch
GFCF/Chemical Free Holiday Breakfast or Brunch The weather has cooled down, some areas have snow, the fireplaces are burning wood and stoves and ovens beckon wonderful aromas! It’s time to...
Q&A Ask Special Parents: Teaching Children with Down Syndrome How to Blow Their Nose
I have a daughter who is 14 and has Down Syndrome. I cannot teach her how to blow her nose and its driving me crazy; any advice would be great...
ASK Angie ASL + Tips: Classroom Tips
Sharing five ASL tips things that you, as a parent or teacher, should look to include with your Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) child this school year.
Child Aging Out? Know the Laws in your Area
Question: What to do as your child is aging out of high school? Advice: This month I have chosen to discuss,” what to do as your child is aging out...
Taking Control of Your Family’s Finances Following a Divorce
Taking Control of Your Family’s Finances When faced with the responsibility of managing your family finances for the first time, it can feel overwhelming when it isn’t something you were...
Ask the Nurse: Staying Healthy In School
The start of a new school year exposes children to many things — new friends, teachers, and lots of germs. According to the National Institutes of Health, families with school-age...
Q&A Ask Special Parents
Question: I need some advice on how to give your other children, without special needs, just as much attention as your special needs child? I have a 6 year old...
Truths about Being a Special Needs / Medically Complex Parent!
As a special needs parent you find yourself in situations that most of your friends and family won’t even know about. You will think about different things and life may...
