DIY Valentine Craft: Heart Magnets
Heart Magnets If you are looking for a fun project to do with your child, here is an easy, fun and functional craft you can do. I decided I wanted...
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New Year’s Guide to a Powerful & Harmonious You
A Powerful & Harmonious You Parenting a child with special needs can be overwhelming; one day life is calm and steady and the next is not. The uncertainties can leave...
Able Account or Special Needs Trust: How to Decide?
Able Account or Special Needs Trust In December 2014, President Obama signed the Stephen Beck Jr. Achieving a Better Life Experience Act (“ABLE Act”) into law, authorizing states to create...
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...
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...
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...
From The Heart: Proud Moment
My Aha moment A couple of weeks ago my daughter came home with a surprise for me after she had been out to lunch with her companion at Olive Garden....
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...
