Cooking With Kids: Refreshing Fruit Smoothies
Encouraging Speech & Creating Yum! Refreshing Fruit Smoothies Teaching your child to whip up a delicious and nutritious smoothie could be consider a great basic life skill. Smoothies are so...
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Gifting Holidays: Overcoming Challenges and Promoting Enjoyment
Gifting Holidays Birthdays, holidays and other special occasions (e.g., graduations, weddings) are commonly associated with gifts. Giving and receiving gifts during these celebrations can be exciting and enjoyable, but may...
Gifts and Giving: Four Moms Share How They Celebrate the Holidays
Four moms share how they celebrate the Holidays, what they look for when choosing gifts for their kids and tell us about their traditions in their home Tracy Felix We...
Are Too Many Toys & Games Hurting Your Child’s Health?
With the holiday season fast approaching, you can expect a vast array of toys and games to be advertised on television, in flyers, and certainly all over the Internet. Retailers...
Cooking With Kids: Turkey Quesadillas & Cran-Apple Sauce
Encouraging Speech & Creating Yum! Turkey Quesadillas & Cran-Apple Sauce Bring on the Turkey!!! The Thanksgiving holiday comes and goes so quickly, so much time is spent preparing for one...
Respite: Take a Break to Recharge
Respite: Take a Break to Recharge Most parents I know, both special needs and “typical” ones, have a great deal of difficulty making time for priorities other than work and...
Keep the Holidays Happy: The Do’s and Don’ts for Talking with Family and Friends
Keep the Holidays Happy: The Do’s and Don’ts for Talking with Family and Friends The holiday season is a time to spend with friends and family, but there’s a lot...
Avoid the Halloween Candy Blues
Avoid the Halloween Candy Blues Are you one of the many parents who have to suffer through their children’s temper tantrums and moodiness in the days following Halloween? You may...
5 Ways to Help Children with Sensory Challenges Participate in Halloween Festivities
Help Children With Sensory Challenges Participate in Halloween Festivities Overwhelming sights, smells, and textures do not have to sideline children While many children enjoy Halloween traditions of tick-or-treating, pumpkin carving,...
Starting Your Day off Right: Making the Most of Morning Routines
Starting Your Day off Right: Making the Most of Morning Routines We start each day with two simple words, “Good morning”, in the hopes of giving our children a positive...
