Life Skills Books
Moms Move Mountains
by Susan Magers and Donna Spencer:
With over 20 years experience in Special Education, the authors have compiled strategies for addressing issues from the emotional conflict of discovering your child has a disability to planning for the future. The book provides real-life examples, chapter highlights and a “Getting Ready” section.
buy it at www.amazon.com [1]
buy it at www.barnesandnoble.com [2]
Related Article: Strategies for Great IEP Meetings [3]
‘My Body! What I Say Goes!’
by Jayneen Sanders
‘My Body! What I Say Goes!’: Everything a child needs to know to help keep them safe from sexual abuse in a picture book format. I have attached the cover but I can send you proofs if you if you wish to check it out first! (ages 3 to 10)
buy it at www.amazon.com [4]
Related: Sex Education: Teaching the most vulnerable [5]
Related: The Importance of Teaching Children Body Safety [6]
Related: BODY SAFETY BE AWARE: Some General Tips and Guidelines [6]
Strategies for a Successful Mealtime
by Maureen Flanagan
For children with ASD who have eating difficulties, this book provides a structured oral movement and feeding program that will help children work through aversion to food textures, limited diet, and difficulty accepting food utensils
buy it at www.amazon.com [7]
Related: Dinner’s On: How to Cook Once and Feed All Eaters [8]
Related: DIY Adaptive Utensils [9]
More Books
- Special Education & Parenting Classics [10]
- Kids’ Books Essentials: Supporting Different-Ability Awareness [11]
- Different Ability Awareness [12]
- Puberty Help! Great Books to Help You with Questions and Challenges [13]
- 5 Books to Help Celebrate Grandparents Day [14]
- Making Touch Books for Blind Children [15]
- Top 10 Picture Books Gift Recommendations + A Parent Resource Guide! [16]
This post originally appeared on our September/October 2016 Magazine [17]