Tip to Grow Your Loved Ones’ Independence
[Click to Listen to Podcast] Eric Goll asked over 9,500 families, “What their #1 Strategy was for helping their loved one with a developmental disability gain more independence?” He received...
Transitions & Life
Life after School Ends
Life after School Ends tips to promote future employment How did it get so late so soon? It’s night before it’s afternoon. December before it’s June. My goodness, how the...
Summer Goals and Fun!
While summer represents a time for fun, it can also unearth challenges. Sometimes, togetherness is not always blissful, boredom can lead to destructive behaviors and a break from learning can...
Is Keeping Your Loved One Safe Detrimental to Their Growth?
There seems to be tension between safety and independence that we experience as families. Many families I’ve spoken with believe that if they allow their loved one to develop their...
Why Teaching Self-Care Skills is Critical to Our Children’s Success
Mary is a 6-year-old child. Her mother and father, Betty and Tom, wait anxiously at a psychologist’s office. When called into the appointment room, they hear that Mary has been...
Tech Tips to Help Prepare Your Child for Life After High School
After High School Apps As parents, we spend more than a little time worrying about our children’s futures, and if your child is anywhere between the ages of 10 and...
College is Now an Option for All: Preparing and Expanding Opportunities for Students with ID Go to College!
If the start of the school year 2021-22 is any indication, the opportunities for students with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) to attend college is going to continue to expand. Currently, there...
Family Chat: Navigating Across the Lifespan
Learn ways to prepare, respond, and support our families through life’s transitions through our own challenges and successes. (Aug 2021) Video: https://youtu.be/6wdVE5WeQHs Related Article: Their Tears and Fears. Masks and...
How Your Child’s Current Interests Can Help Them After High School Ends
Can Help Them After High School Ends Summer is the time for fun in the sun, as they say, and as we have recently been talking about, it is also...
Tech Tips for Back to School Success
Take notes in real-time Build real-time transcripts that cater to different learning styles It’s that time again, summer is winding down and we will be getting ready to send our...
