by Kimberly Drew | May 17, 2017 | School/Education, Special Needs Parenting
The Emotional Toll of IEP Meetings The emotional toll of IEP meetings is real to parents. Educator Kimberly Drew learned that after her daughter with special needs began school. Over the years she’s learned several strategies to deal with the emotional toll of...
by Jolene | Nov 12, 2015 | Advocacy and Research, PTSD
How Parents Can Advocate Effectively for Traumatized Children This article is the eleventh in a series about PTSD in children. Previously, children have been the focus of each post. In this article and the next, the parents of traumatized children will be front and...
by Jolene | Oct 21, 2015 | Advocacy, School/Education, Special Needs Parenting
10 Positive Ways to Advocate at School Advocacy at school. For many in the special needs community, that phrase conjures images of parents breathing fire while toting armloads of files and folders into an IEP meeting or annual review. Not a pretty picture. And, if the...
by Jolene | Sep 16, 2015 | School/Education, Special Needs Parenting
Mid-September Is a Good Time to Pray Mid-September. The time of the year when the bloom is off the new school year rose. Lovely summer tans begin to fade. New shoes get scuffed. Spiffy school clothes lose their sizing in the wash. Haircuts go scruffy. The first wave...
by Jolene | Mar 20, 2015 | School/Education, Special Needs Parenting
An Annual Review Is Not a Boxing Match This time of year, the special needs blogosphere is awash with posts for parents preparing for annual reviews for their kids with special needs. Some of the posts share excellent IEP and annual review resources. But much of the...