How I Did It Evaluate and Select a Group Home
Is a Group Home The Answer? As I write this today, I am much closer to 70 than 60 and my son who has multiple disabilities is now 40. Until...
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When Is the Right Time to Transition from Your Home to a Group Home?
Transitioning from Your Home to a Group Home and Independent Living for the Developmentally Disabled To gain some insight on transitioning from one’s own home to group home, we spoke...
Surviving the Holidays
The holiday season is often challenging for most of us
Be More “Present” in Your Parenting
Be More “Present” in Your Parenting Do you ever feel like you are not fully present for your child? Your mind is somewhere else…perhaps making a grocery list or replaying...
Strategies for Great IEP Meetings
I have attended countless IEP meetings and worn various hats: mother, friend, advocate, and professional. The most difficult were, without a doubt, those IEP meetings for my (now 20-year-old) daughter....
Supporting Teen Behavior and Loving Relationships
Supporting Teen Behavior and Loving Relationships What happened to my loving, cooperative child? Many parents of children with special needs find themselves frustrated when their tried-and true strategies stop working...
Stress-Busting Strategies to Get You to Super Health
Stress is a universal phenomenon that affects all human beings in some way, shape or form. At some level, everyone is dealing with stress. It is the body’s natural response...
Successful Trips to the Dentist for Children with Disabilities
Say “Aah” Successful Trips to the Dentist It is estimated that approximately 20% of adults fear dental treatment to the point that they put off necessary visits. Children with disabilities...
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...
Reading and Writing Strategies for Struggling Students
Reading and Writing Help for Struggling Students Most of the students I have worked with seem to struggle the most with reading and writing skills. The struggle seems to overlap...
