Yoga Tips for Traveling with Children
Yoga Tips for Traveling with Children So, you are thinking of the best way to travel with your little one’s and all I can suggest is to remember that with...
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Sharing “I CAN!” Attitudes Jaeden, Matthew, Kayla
Proud of Himself! My son, Jaeden, is 4 years old and has Cerebral Palsy and FASD. He was in his first “play” this past weekend! He was so proud of...
Tiny Light Niko
Niko Meet our first teenaged Tiny Light, Niko. Though confined to a wheelchair, Niko gets to do a lot of the same things as his brother. He loves skiing and...
Will Parenting Like the Tiger Mother Improve Your Special Needs Child’s Academic Performance?
Tiger Mother The Tiger Mother craze is sweeping America. Most people have heard about Amy Chua, who authored a controversial book entitled “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother.” The book...
Dean Frost “Everyday Hero” for the May/June Issue 2011
It is not difficult to understand why the TOPSoccer program in Florida has flourished over the past 11 years. The man who has ‘led the charge’ is Dean Frost, a...
Have You Considered How a Dog Could Enhance Your Child’s Life?
After extensive training, Mia, a beautiful black, Labrador Retriever, came to live with us as a guide dog when she was eighteen months old. Though I had always wanted a...
Relationship Rescue: Help! My Family Leaves My Special Needs Daughter out of Invites
Help! My Family Leaves My Special Needs Daughter out of Invites Question: My issue is how most of my family will leave my special needs daughter out from invites. My...
Hopes & Dreams Where Are ALL the Children?
Hopes & Dreams When my son, Christian, was born, I was taught very quickly about discrimination, segregation, separate programs and isolation away from his non-disabled peers. I have never understood...
Right Question, Wrong Doctor: How can Medical Education Influence a Doctor’s Acceptance of Complementary Medicine
Parents of Special Needs (SN) children who have an interest in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) often feel trapped between competing worlds of health care. It’s easy to feel as...
Beresford West: Improved Living Accommodation Work!
Beresford West, 22, a non-verbal individual, needs constant assistance and medical attention. Beresford, in the care of another New York-based agency, spent many years in critical condition. Near death, came...