How to Plan a Safe and Fun Summer With COVID-19 Guidelines
Summer 2020 is upon us, and parents around the country are trying to figure out how to entertain their children with so many camps and day programs no longer available....
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PBS Kids Focus Is on Content Accessibility for All
PBS KIDS is working to make it’s content accessible for all children. Did you know there are nearly 2,000,000 US children under the age of five with a disability? How...
You Don’t Need to Leave Your House to Have an Adventure
Adventure With all the craziness going on in the world around us, we figured it was time for some fun! Kids are home for the rest of the school year,...
How to Protect Your Mental Health During Coronavirus
Mental Health Strategies for Coping with Stress, Boredom, and Anxiety We are living in a unique and challenging time – navigating uncharted waters, the likes of which we have never...
Fad Treatments Making Good Choices for Your Child
Fad Treatments Each year, people gather all over for conferences and conventions focused on supporting people with special needs. These events offer opportunities to connect with others facing similar issues...
Puberty and Hygiene: How to Support Our Children
Puberty and Hygiene: How to Support Our Children From a freshly bathed baby to a sticky handed toddler, and then to a sweaty middle school-er, we are there as our...
Medical Tech Support: Managing Your Family’s Health Care
Medical Tech Support Taking care of the health of a family includes taking care of not only their physical health, but also emotional and mental health needs, and can be...
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...
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...