Bookshelf Essentials: Life Skills Books
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...
Sept/Oct 2016
2016 Cover Winner: Madison & Dane
Madison & Dane This month’s cover features Madison Elliot, 9, and her younger brother, Dane Becker who is seven. They also have a “newest addition” to their family with Nathan,...
Handy School Tools Parents Will Love
Handy School Tools Parents Will Love Back-to-school shopping can be simultaneously exhilarating, sticker shock-producing, and full of hopeful possibilities for a new beginning. We know that getting organized, dusting off...
Mommy’s Timeout: Out in the Woods Fall Leaves
Take a time out and use visualization meditation to relax. Imagine yourself standing amongst the warm colors of the fall leaves. Enjoy nature’s shapes, light, and beauty. Take a...
Real Moms Share: Why Lola Won’t Be Going to School This Year
Today is the first day of school for kids going to school at the Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ISBVI). Normally, Lola would be waking up at...
Strategies for Great IEP Meetings
I have attended countless IEP meetings and worn a variety of hats: mother, friend, advocate, and professional. Without a doubt, the most difficult were those IEP meetings for my (now...
Tips from a Tutor About Reading
Reading When we think about educating our children, special needs children included, there is no more important skill than being able to read. Reading helps us understand the world around...
Expectations: How Far Have We Come and What to Expect for the New School Year
Expectations As we head into a new school year, I am excited for all of the potential, but I can’t help but reflect on the past year, too. Our baby...
Wellness: Breakfast for Champions
Breakfast for Champions How many times have you heard, “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day?” The word “breakfast” means breaking the fasting period of the previous night....
New School Year Should Mean New IEP
New IEP As the new school year begins, our children will be entering a new grade and possibly a new school. Everything will be new: curriculum, settings, teacher, possibly new...