From My Puddle to Your Ocean
In a previous post, you met Amber Baker, parents of five kids, two of whom have special needs. Today, you'll learn how she jumped out of what she calls "her family's puddle into another family's ocean" and found great personal healing in so doing. Justin and Victoria...
How to Trauma Proof Your Child
How can parents trauma proof their kids? These books by Levine and Kline give step-by-step instructions about what to do.
Thank You, Mr. Falker
As the parent of a child with special needs, you value teachers who help your child achieve as much as possible. Since this is Teacher Appreciation Week, you might enjoy this story of how one teacher changed the life of his student. Patricia Polacco and Thank You, Mr....
Good Morning, Beautiful!
Jolene gives her readers a quick introduction to “Good Morning, Beautiful!” by Paulette George, about recovery from seizures.
Summer Camps for Kids with Special Needs
I remember when my dad began attended his first Easter Seals summer camp for adults with disabilities. He was in his mid-thirties. I was about nine, just old enough to remember Dad's grin when we dropped him off. With the assistance of his personal counselor, Dad went...
Where to Learn about PTSD in Kids
When most people think of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), they think of returning war veterans. If they think of PTSD in kids at all, it is associated with children in war zones or kids who are victims of sexual or physical abuse. But new research shows that...
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