by Jolene | Sep 17, 2012 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
Behavior management tips for kids with special needs. We can’t get enough of ’em. Because kids’ behaviors morph as their bodies and minds constantly grow and change. So I was really pleased to find a post full of behavior management tips at Raising...
by Jolene | Sep 14, 2012 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
Parents of adults with special needs, like all parents, appreciate encouragement from friends and family. Yesterday, Kathy Guzzo, guest blogger and parent of an adult child who lives with lupus, shared her top ten list of practical ways to encourage and support...
by Jolene | Sep 3, 2012 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
Medical bills for kids with special needs come in a variety of flavors: hospital stays, doctor visits, therapy appointments, outpatient tests and procedures. You name the service or treatment, and parents of kids with physical, behavioral, or developmental conditions...
by Jolene | Aug 27, 2012 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
Initiating friendships with kids who have special needs is not a natural ability in most children. It’s a skill most need to be taught. Guest blogger Gillian Marchenko believes parents are best able to teach children about how how make friends with their kids...
by Jolene | Aug 20, 2012 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
After the diagnosis, parents are often unsure about what to do next. Who do they tell? How do they break the news to family, friends, and to a child old enough to comprehend what’s happening? Those are some questions answered in my guest post at...
by Jolene | Aug 13, 2012 | How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
Hospital stays and children. The two do not make a winning combination, but in the special needs world, they get together more often than anyone likes. Maybe that’s why specialneeds.com asked me to write a guest post about how to prepare a child with a hospital...