Colorful rubber wristbands continue to be hot items -- popular with people who buy them and with charitable organizations that sell them. Our list of charity wristbands has grown to ... Read More

My son's best friend is an invisible Scooby Doo who accompanies him wherever he goes. When I hear him chatting with his pretend pal, I wonder: Is this normal? At ... Read More

Head lice often feel like something the child gets and the parent has to deal with. But taking the time to teach your child about head lice -- how she ... Read More

If your child has sensory integration dysfunction, you've probably wondered how on earth you'd manage to rid him or her of head lice. Sitting still while someone handles their hair, ... Read More

Do you believe schools that keep kids with head lice out of class until every last nit is gone are unfairly depriving students of needed education -- or making sure ... Read More

Research on how to prevent childhood leukemia has turned up a surprising suggestion: Send your baby to daycare. A story from Reuters outlines two studies, one that indicates leukemia is ... Read More

If you're worried about the toxic effects of pesticide shampoos and how they may affect your child's already compromised health, you may want to consider a more natural solution. Applying ... Read More

You want to get rid of your child's head lice. But do you want to use a shampoo that could cause seizures, cancer, even death? Learn about the dangers of ... Read More

Should schools keep kids with head lice out of class until they're completely nit free? No Nits policies are intended to keep infestations under control and out of everyone's hair, ... Read More

The results of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) investigation as to whether vaccines cause autism have been widely reported as confirming that there is no such link. But in fact, ... Read More

Do vaccines cause autism? What do you think? Take the poll in our Parenting Special Needs forum and record your view. Right now, results are evenly divided between those who ... Read More

It's not often that parents of children with special needs see their concerns written about on the gossip pages. But the debate over the MMR vaccine and autism was a ... Read More

E-mail lists provide a great way to stay informed on the latest vaccine safety developments and findings, or to find other parents dealing with vaccination decisions or vaccine-injured children. Check ... Read More

What are the characteristics of autism? How common is it? What are the educational implications? Our discussion of Vaccines and Autism continues today with a fact sheet on autism and ... Read More

The safety of vaccines is of major concern to parents who must decide if they're looking after their children's safety or endangering it. Books have been written from all sides ... Read More

Do vaccines cause autism? Most doctors say no, and argue that vaccines are such an overwhelming public good that questioning them is irresponsible. Many parents say yes, and argue that ... Read More

School behavior problems may start small, but they're a sign that something isn't working for your child. What can parents do when something's wrong at school? Follow these five tips ... Read More

Whether you're requesting a Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) to address problems with school behavior or the child study team has informed you it will be doing one, here's what parents ... Read More

Our discussion of Zero Tolerance and students with special needs continues today with a listing of books on school violence and the disciplinary measures that seek to combat it. Some ... Read More

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) gives students with special needs certain rights in terms of how disciplinary measures can be applied to them. It also gives educators and ... Read More

When my son was in fourth grade, he needed a behavior plan, bad. I requested one early in the second quarter and the child study team got right on it, ... Read More

Our discussion of Zero Tolerance and children with special needs continues with a fact sheet on students with emotional disturbances from the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NIHCHY) ... Read More

Zero Tolerance policies are supposed to make our schools safer, but for children with special behavioral needs -- who specialize in impulsive acts, poor frustration tolerance, and lack of appreciation ... Read More

Does your child have a raging case of the sillies? Has there been a major bad-behavior outbreak at your house? Could be a severe case of spring fever. Follow our ... Read More

Cases of parents battling hospitals for the continued care of their children have been turning up in the media lately. But parents have been feeling disrespected and misunderstood by the ... Read More

Recent experiments may begin to explain why children with fetal alcohol syndrome often have odd sleep cycles -- the prenatal alcohol exposure messes up their body clock. In the Texas ... Read More

We all expect that, if our child is severely ill, doctors may advise us to "let go" and terminate care. Increasingly, though, hospitals are taking that decision out of parents' ... Read More

Books on disability rights offer interesting reading to parents of children with special needs. It is our responsibility to both respect the rights of our disabled children and instill in ... Read More

Parents and family members of children with chronic or terminal illnesses need special support, advice and direction. These books can help you come to terms with tragedy, make meaningful contact ... Read More

Terri Schindler Schiavo passed away yesterday after years of legal wrangling over whether she would want to live in a state of severe cognitive impairment. It's been framed as a ... Read More