Adapted Phy. Ed. Is It in Your Child’s IEP? It Should Be.
Several years ago I was working with one of my in-home athletes and his visiting uncle asked “Doesn’t he get gym at school?” I assumed the answer was, as it...
Health & Fitness
Strategies to Improve School Safety
Improve School Safety Over the past decade and a half, the United States has experienced an unprecedented level of violence within the school setting. The first, prominent display of a...
Preparing Ahead Before You Make GFCF Recipes
Baking and cooking gluten free/casein free recipes from scratch is a bit different than preparing typical meals and desserts from wheat flour and butter. When you use wheat flour, you...
Back to School Shopping Savers for New Clothes
Back to School Shopping Savers for New Clothes We know that as children get older, their tastes become much more than simple. Research has shown that older adolescents are less...
5 Ways to Include Fitness for the ASD Population: Anytime, Anywhere (and Others within the Special Needs Community)
5 Ways to Include Fitness Interested in starting the school year off with a secret program that can increase positive, productive behaviors, self-regulation, and cognitive functioning? Perhaps you have a...
Time to Pack Those Lunch Boxes
School cafeterias are notorious for using the word “nutrition” very loosely, when describing a school lunch program. Sadly, most food found at school is loaded with chemicals, additives, refined sugar,...
The New Rules Of Adaptive P.E.
Adaptive P.E. Most of the Adaptive Physical Education programs that I have either observed or been briefed upon fit into one of three categories: Are based on units of team...
Cool Sensory Tools for School
Cool Sensory Tools For School Caregivers who have “sensational” kids struggle with many things. One of the most difficult areas they struggle with is ensuring all the support, tools and...
Handling a Special Diet at School
Handling a Special Diet at School One of the most commonly asked questions that I get is, “How can I control what my child eats at school”? It might take...
Focus on Color
Focus on Color Do you remember your mom always telling you to eat your fruits and vegetables? Well, this concept is still encouraged. Instead of using the Food Guide Pyramid,...