An Affordable Proposal for Guardianship: The Special Needs Tax Credit Bill
The mom’s anguished question was, “Why do I have to pay $5,000 to speak for my 18-year old with Autism?”
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Special Needs (or Supplemental Needs) Trusts 101
Family members of individuals with disabilities and mental illness often are concerned about long-term care issues and how
The Guaranteed Back-to-School Question
One question that is guaranteed to be asked of your child sometime during the first few weeks of school is , “What did you do this summer?” Parents and caregivers would cringe if they overheard
What is Rett Syndrome?
To help Raise awareness on the various disorders, Parenting Special Needs Magazine will be highlighting one disorder per issue. In this issue we are highlighting Rett Syndrome
Lunch Makeover?
School lunch can provide a lot of calories in one sitting, usually too many for your school aged child. If your child is bringing lunch from home, start thinking about
Can the Foods That We Consume Cause Problems?
Many of us do not realize that what we serve to our children, and consume ourselves, can clearly be harming our bodies
A Tale of Two Dads
I am blessed to have witnessed two very different fathers, two very different children and two very different moments of accomplishment in
Dances with Horses
I balked this morning when the director of my son’s theraputic horseback riding program asked me to walk beside a horse ridden by a child with a disability, It’s not that horses scare me, they don’t. It’s just that I was afraid I couldn’t
My Dad Has Gone to Heaven
How many of us have asked this question? What happens when your loved one goes to heaven, and better yet
10 Tips for Teaching Kids to Spend Less!
10 Tips for teaching Kids to spend less
Asking children to share the burden of spending less is a reasonable course of action. The key is to
