Requests Prior to IEP Meetings: Eval Reports and Draft IEPs
Request Eval Reports and Draft IEPs As you are getting ready for your upcoming eligibility or IEP meeting, have you requested a copy of the evaluation reports or a draft...
Parenting
What Do You Do When Financial Hardships Hit
Tips to Conquer Financial Hardships Living “paycheck to paycheck” is a fact of life for many families and emergency funds are non-existent. Too often, money does not stretch far enough....
Think Camp Yes, You Can Send Your Child to Camp
Think Camp As I began to write this article, I thought back to my own experience years ago. For quite some time, I had hesitated to send my child away...
9 Things You Need to Know to Maximize Your Child’s Benefits
9 Things You Need to Know to Maximize Your Child’s Benefits Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare benefits are critical pieces of the financial base that will provide your child with...
Staying in the Green Zone With Positive Behavior Support
Staying in the Green Zone With Positive Behavior Support Do you ever feel like you are simply reacting to what happens? That your life lacks predictability and control? That your...
Mommy’s Timeout: Gros Ventre Campground
Use visualization meditation to relax. Imagine yourself enjoying this inspiring view of the stars at Gros Ventre Campground in Wyoming. Take a couple of deep breaths and begin to...
Can I Get Help with My Child’s Behavior?
Key Themes in Positive Behavior Support: A Decade in Review Being a parent, at times, feels like a referee making calls in a daily championship sporting event. Children can have...
2019 Cover Winner: Miracle Baby Joy Degl and Her Brothers
Joy Degl This beautiful new born is Joy Margaret Degl. She is now 7, and has been diagnosed with asthma and bronchopulmonary dysplasia, ROP, and some learning disabilities. She is...
Tech Tools for Family Holiday Cooking
Family Holiday Cooking During the holiday season, families generally get to spend more time together, some travel to visit relatives, while others stay home and simply enjoy time off from...
Mommy’s Timeout: Lake Louise
Use Visualization Meditation to relax. Imagine yourself enjoying this inspiring view of Lake Louise, in Alberta, Canada. Take a couple of deep breaths and begin to let go of...
