[Click to Listen to Podcast] DYSGRAPHIA: What parents need to know In today’s Parenting Special Needs Podcast’s Purposeful Conversation, we’re talking with Cheri Dotterer. She is the author of Handwriting...
We suggest that once parents have requested evaluations and draft IEP’ before scheduled school meetings, they read through the documents, then they go through and highlight in various...
Episode #36: Drowning in paperwork? Here’s what helps us [Click to Listen to Podcast] The Overwhelming Amount of Paperwork Required When You Have a Child with Special Needs In today’s...
Here a list of a few things that might make your lives a little easier. Anything that can take a little stress out of our lives or our family’s lives...
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by PSN Team · Published November 1, 2019 · Last modified March 22, 2020
Gratitude can be a difficult subject to teach to children – many adults also struggle with the concept. Sometimes, saying thank you does not seem enough. Other times, we take...
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by PSN Team · Published November 1, 2019 · Last modified March 22, 2020
How to find your special child’s spark? Before you read any more of this article, take a moment and think of one that you really love to do. Now ask...
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by PSN Team · Published November 1, 2019 · Last modified March 22, 2020
What You Need to Know If You Unenroll Your Child From School Fifteen years ago, we chose to unenroll our daughter, Bryanna, from the private school she was attending and...
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by Douglas Haddad · Published November 1, 2019 · Last modified March 22, 2020
What is emotional Intelligence? When we think about children going to school to get an education, thoughts of academic rigor usually appear at the forefront. However, the emotional wellness of...
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by Guest Author · Published October 23, 2019 · Last modified March 22, 2020
According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5), dysgraphia is a “difficulty with spelling (e.g., may add, omit, or substitute vowels or consonants) and...
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by Guest Author · Published October 23, 2019 · Last modified March 22, 2020
What is an Intellectual Disability? Intellectual disability is a term used when a person has certain limitations in mental functioning and in skills such as communicating, taking care of him...
