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Co-Parenting with PBS

Different parenting styles can feel stressful. Co-Parenting with PBS offers collaborative strategies to help. Try simple behavior change techniques, like consistent bedtime routines, to bring peace and comfort to your child.

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Honoring the Legendary Dick Hoyt

Tired? See the Dick Hoyt inspiration father special needs children need. This father dedicated spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy encouragement and Rick Hoyt disability awareness family support mission helps you take one deep breath.

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Fostering Healthy Relationships Part 2: Establishing Healthy Boundaries for Touch

Protecting your child can feel overwhelming. Teaching kids about personal limits and establishing healthy boundaries for touch helps with sexual assault prevention for disabled children. Gentle daily chats can keep them safe and confident.

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On the Run: Dealing with Children’s Elopement in Real Time

Parenting Tip: Handling Children’s Elopement Safely Dealing with children’s elopement can overwhelm any caregiver. Imagine spotting your child darting toward a busy street, heart racing… [video showing child unexpectedly bolting]. Safety first! Remind yourself: this impulse stems from needing understanding and support. Avoid overwhelming your little superhero by staying calm and steady. Strategies?

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Fostering Healthy Relationships

Embracing the Challenge Raising children with disabilities comes with unique challenges, especially when it comes to protecting their well-being from bullying, abuse, and exploitation.

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Getting Real about Resentment and Finding Small Ways

Navigating sibling relationships when one child has special needs can bring unique joys and challenges. It’s normal to feel frustrated or left out sometimes. Start by carving out quiet moments with each brother separately—share a bedtime story, play a game together, or enjoy a favorite family treat.

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Cody Breaking the Tape: How Disabilities Didn’t Stop Him in Life

Raising children with disabilities means navigating unique paths. Whether you are balancing advocacy for disability rights or supporting disabled athletes excelling in school, remember that your persistence fosters true family empowerment.

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Making Learning Fun: Teaching Pivotal Skills

Teaching Pivotal Skills Jordan is a four-year-old child with autism. He has a limited vocabulary and typically communicates his needs and wants by acting out, aggressively. This behavior has become...

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Special Artisan and Crafter Adam Flasterstein

Finding focus can be hard when sensory needs or patience get in the way. Try autism artist shell painting to spark joy. Use a hair dryer for Disney character beach crafts. You’ve got this!

Special Artisan and Crafter Kodie Smith

&nbspor families living with Duplication of Chromosome 16p.11.2. Their lives are filled with unique challenges, but also moments of quiet strength. One parent shared a story about her child’s first art class – how they picked up a brush and created a beautiful, swirling piece, their eyes shining with joy.