Make-A-Wish Is Not Just for Sick or Dying Kids
Make-A-Wish We were recently at a doctor appointment with our 3 1/2 year old son when the doctor asked “had we ever thought about applying for a wish to be...
Mar/Apr 2016
Happy is Healthy
Happy is Healthy Healthy is something we all strive for, whether for ourselves or for our kids. As adults it can be activities including going to the gym, cutting back...
Did You Know Camp Chatterbox Is a Unique Camp for Children Who Use Computers to Communicate?
Camp Chatterbox, sponsored by Children’s Specialized Hospital, is a weeklong overnight camp in Monmouth, New Jersey, for children and young adults, ages 5-22, who use synthesized Augmentative and Alternative Communication...
Is ESY (Extended School Year) for My Child?
Understanding Extended School Year (ESY) How many of us have sat in an IEP meeting and discussed ESY? How many have wondered what ESY is and how would my child...
How Do You Define A Hero?
I’ve looked up what a hero is and I’m not going to lie; right now I am a little confused. This is the definition I found: “a person, typically a...
Social Club Extends Inclusion Beyond the Classroom
Social Club “ Mainstreaming” was the original thought that brought many students with special needs out of specialized school and into the main stream with everyone else. It was a...
Encourage the Family to Get Moving with These Apps!
Get Your Family Moving: Fun Apps to Encourage Active Play Though Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow on Groundhog Day, and an early spring was gleefully predicted, for many...
Clean up What You Eat
Clean up what you eat Have you noticed that now, more than ever before, children and adults are developing food allergies and health problems at an alarming rate? Foods are...
Fitness Activities: A Gateway Towards Introducing Social Skills
Ever read the laundry list of fantastic things that will happen when you enroll a child or teen in a sports, martial arts, gymnastics, or physical education program? The usual...
Top 4 Children’s Museums That Are Fun for Everyone!
Top 5 Children’s Museums Spring time is here and that is a good time to start planning some activities for you and your children. This year, instead of doing the...