Why Family Time Matters!
Spending quality time together with family is arguably the key ingredient for fostering strong bonds and relationships between parents and children. Children experience love firsthand during a family get together...
Resources
Sharing! Updates: Vermont’s Recreation, Where Hope Grows, & New NSPCC Video
Vermont’s World-Class Recreation is Available to Everyone A new web page focuses on outdoor opportunities for people of all abilities. In honor of the 25th anniversary of the Americans with...
Six Special Momtreprenuers Who Are Working to Make a Difference in Our Community
Special Momtreprenuers Raising children is a tough enough job. Now, add a special needs child to the mix and it becomes an even greater task. We would like to shine...
Balancing the Care of Siblings with Different Needs
Balancing the Care of Siblings with Different Needs Parenting is hard. Parenting a child with special needs is hard, too. Parenting multiple kids with different abilities is one of the...
4 Features of Total Fitness: The Foundations of Better Living
4 Features of Total Fitness “Did you wash your hands really good?” I inquire suggestively to my 11-year old athlete as he quickly exits the bathroom. “Yes!” is the nearly...
Know Your Rights in the IEP Process: What Do those Procedural Safeguards Really Mean?
If you’ve ever been to an IEP meeting, you’ve (hopefully) received a copy of your rights and procedural safeguards. In fact, if you’re an old pro at IEP meetings, you...
What Is Asperger Syndrome?
To help Raise awareness on the various disorders, Parenting Special Needs Magazine will be highlighting one disorder per issue. In this issue we are highlighting Asperger’s Syndrome
Top 10 Picture Books Gift Recommendations + A Parent Resource Guide!
1. Margo’s Magnificent Choice: Does your child struggle with understanding social cues? This book takes the reader through the definition of what a “tacky word” is and how to...
Notes from the Heart
Message form the Editorial Director about the Nov/Dec 2014 Issue
Helmets have Little Effect on Correcting Deformed Infant Skulls
Noel about 9 months old. Image courtesy xlinked.blogspot.com The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal The head of a healthy newborn has soft spots and sutures that allow the skull to grow and...
