Encourage Art with Cool Art Supplies
Encourage Art with Cool Art Supplies Here are some great art materials with which to experiment for your special needs child. Since you may not be an artist, you may...
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Dealing with Changes in School Routines During the Holiday Season
Dealing with Changes in School Routines During the Holiday Season For many households, the holiday season is a time filled with changes in routine, which can be stressful for both...
A New School for Rebecca
A New School for Rebecca Walking out of Rebecca’s IEP meeting, Deanna was both overjoyed and filled with dread. Her daughter was being transferred to a new, inclusive, state-of-the art...
BULLYING: A Real Threat to Your Child & Strategies for Preventing It from Happening
Bullying is a real issue that continues to expand and morph into many different forms, affecting today’s youth. The million-dollar question still remains, “What should be the focus to win...
Family: Where Life Begins & Love Never Ends
Family: Where Life Begins & Love Never Ends I knew I wanted to be a parent my whole life. In my mid-30’s, I realized it wasn’t going to happen “naturally”....
Private Duty Nursing: What Is It? Why You Need It? And How to Get It
Private Duty Nursing I am a mom of a special needs child that is medically complex. For the first 2 years of his life, my husband and I did everything...
Improving Transitions: When it’s Time to Change, You’ve Got to Rearrange
Improving Transitions We borrowed the first part of our title from an episode of the classic 70’s show, the Brady Bunch, because adjusting to change forces you to rearrange. Children...
What is Down syndrome
What is Down Syndrome? Down syndrome occurs when an individual has three, rather than two, copies of the 21st chromosome.This additional genetic material alters the course of development and causes...
What is PANDAS or PANS?
In 1998, researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health, Neuroscience Division, recognized and named a previously unrecognized psychiatric syndrome: P.A.N.D.A.S
What is ichthyosis?
To help Raise awareness on the various disorders, Parenting Special Needs magazine will be shining a light on Ichthyosis.
