Friday Book Club: Please Don't Label My Child
Friday February 29, 2008
Every Friday is book review day for the Harried Parent's Book Club, and today's selection, Please Don't Label My Child, offers a holistic psychiatrist's take on what's really troubling all ... Read More
Googling Your Child's Medical Records
Friday February 29, 2008
Imagine being able to transfer your child's health records from one doctor to another without having to write letters or pay a fee.
Imagine being able to look at and search ... Read More
Site of the Day: Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
Friday February 29, 2008
Dedicated to "helping children with mental health needs and their families achieve a better quality of life," the Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health has as its goals to ... Read More
Enterprising Parent Starts One-Stop Special-Needs Shop
Thursday February 28, 2008
Have you ever had the experience of looking and looking round and round the Internet for a product you know has just got to be out there somewhere? For Kelly ... Read More
Should Your Child Get a Flu Shot?
Thursday February 28, 2008
Site of the Day: OATSoft
Thursday February 28, 2008
Assistive technology software can go a long way to helping students with special needs complete homework assignments, use a computer effectively, and take advantage of technology. Figuring out what's needed, ... Read More
When Clothing Problems Become Behavior Problems
Wednesday February 27, 2008
The talk of my son's self-contained middle-school classroom these days is the state of his classmate's pants. That is: They droop. A lot.
Now, droopiness has been a problem with ... Read More
Vaccines, Voting, and More of Your Comments
Wednesday February 27, 2008
Readers are sounding off in the comments all over this Parenting Special Needs blog, but it can be hard to find and respond to those opinions when they're on posts ... Read More
Site of the Day: IHF Wiki
Wednesday February 27, 2008
Looking for information on restaurants that make accommodations for diners with food allergies and intolerances? Seeking store-bought products or recipes that leave out the items your child can't eat? The ... Read More
1 Mom + 2 Diabetic Kids = 1 Funny Song
Tuesday February 26, 2008
Watch Other Users' Videos
Submit Your Own Video
You may have seen the "Total Momsense" video that's been going around on YouTube, and while it's a funny compendium of Things Moms Say ... Read More
In the Forum: Sleep ... Rather Not Sleep
Tuesday February 26, 2008
Sleep, like eating and using the toilet, is one of those areas in which kids have all the control. You can know what your child needs, you can make a ... Read More
Site of the Day: Air Square.ca
Tuesday February 26, 2008
Air Square.ca, launched last month, is an effort by the Asthma Society of Canada to engage adolescents with asthma, and help them take charge of their own asthma control. Noting ... Read More
Transitions: Pre-K to Kindergarten
Monday February 25, 2008
The series of Special-Education Transition articles that started a couple of weeks ago with an entry on the jump from Early Intervention to Special-Education Pre-K continues today with a new ... Read More
Good Reading From the Carnival of Family Life
Monday February 25, 2008
I participated in the Carnival of Family Life again this week, hosted by Colloquium. In addition to my entry on my son's mini-mart, here are some more posts from the ... Read More
Site of the Day: Healthy Kids Gang
Monday February 25, 2008
You know it's important to talk to your child about things like emotions, self-esteem, safe touch, and healthy habits, but finding the right words can be a challenge for parents, ... Read More
Weekly Quiz: Spot the Fake Special-Needs Story
Sunday February 24, 2008
How well do you know this Parenting Special Needs blog? Take this week's quiz and show off your skills. You'll find a list of five different stories; four of them ... Read More
Around About: February 24
Sunday February 24, 2008
A Sunday "Site of the Day" special: Just as Saturday's "Five Fun Things to Do" points you toward amusing and informative places to visit around the Internet, every Sunday morning ... Read More
Saturday Catch-Up: What You Missed Since February 16
Saturday February 23, 2008
It's the weekend! Stretch! Take a deep breath! And catch up with all that stuff you meant to read on this site over the past week! Here are the new ... Read More
Hoppers, Highlights, and More Fun Things to Do
Saturday February 23, 2008
A Saturday "Site of the Day" special: Most days, a single Site of the Day is plenty to keep you occupied. But on Saturday morning, with kids underfoot and a ... Read More
Friday Book Club Special: Books on IEP Planning
Friday February 22, 2008
In the spirit of the "Meet Your IEP Team" player guide introduced earlier today, this week's Friday Book Club throws a spotlight on previously reviewed books on the IEP process ... Read More
Meet Your IEP Team
Friday February 22, 2008
When you go to meetings to plan your child's Individualized Education Program, are you confronted with a tableful of businesslike personages who seem to have nothing much to do but ... Read More
Site of the Day: Birth Defect Research for Children
Friday February 22, 2008
Birth Defect Research for Children was started by parents who found out their child's birth defects had been caused by a medication the mother was prescribed during pregnancy. They helped ... Read More
Sensory Integration International Site Shut Down
Thursday February 21, 2008
It's a sad fact of Internet research that useful sites with good information can up and disappear without warning. Sometimes it's just a matter of an organization changing its Web ... Read More
In the Forum: CAPD Services in Mexico?
Thursday February 21, 2008
Moving from one city to another within the same country, or even the same region, can be confusing enough when it comes to matching services and school set-ups. Going to ... Read More
Site of the Day: Bright Feats
Thursday February 21, 2008
Finding services and specialists for kids with special needs can turn into a full-time job for parents, who must rely on word-of-mouth in support groups and doctor referrals and the ... Read More
Enterprising Parent Helps Kids With Eye Patches
Wednesday February 20, 2008
"It was such a struggle to see your child cry because they have to put something over their eye that is making them not see at all. Then to tell ... Read More
High Profile for Disabilities on Reality TV
Wednesday February 20, 2008
I'm no big fan of reality TV, but it does seem to be providing an opportunity, more and more now, for people with disabilities (and their families and friends) to ... Read More
Site of the Day: Extra Special Parents
Wednesday February 20, 2008
Sometimes, finding the right online support group can make all the difference for parents of children with special needs. Having people who can offer understanding, advice, and information -- and ... Read More
My Son's Mini-Mart Goes Out of Business
Tuesday February 19, 2008
It's the end of an era at our house today.
A few years ago, my son was very much into putting things into plastic shopping bags and carrying them around. For ... Read More
Teaching a Child to Slide Down the Stairs
Tuesday February 19, 2008
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The collection of inspirational videos on this Parenting Special Needs site is always open to YouTube submissions from readers, and MominKC, who recently contributed ... Read More
Site of the Day: Whiffy Bean Bags
Tuesday February 19, 2008
If you lug around a bag of tricks to make sure you can keep your child occupied at all times, here's something fun to slip in it: Whiffy Bean Bags, ... Read More
Extreme Makeover and Inclusive Music Experiences
Monday February 18, 2008
Did you watch Extreme Makeover: Home Edition last night? While I always enjoy the home reveals, one thing that particularly caught my attention in this story of Patrick Henry Hughes, ... Read More
Books, Boards, and More of Your Comments
Monday February 18, 2008
Readers are sounding off in the comments all over this Parenting Special Needs blog, but it can be hard to find and respond to those opinions when they're on posts ... Read More
Site of the Day: Enjoy Life Foods
Monday February 18, 2008
If you watch Rachel Ray today, you'll see Snickerdoodles from Enjoy Life Foods featured as the Snack of the Day. The company specializes in gluten-free and allergy-friendly foods, including cookies, ... Read More
Weekly Quiz: Spot the Fake Special-Needs Story
Sunday February 17, 2008
How well do you know this Parenting Special Needs blog? Take this week's quiz and show off your skills. You'll find a list of five different stories; four of them ... Read More
Around About: February 17
Sunday February 17, 2008
A Sunday "Site of the Day" special: Just as Saturday's "Five Fun Things to Do" points you toward amusing and informative places to visit around the Internet, every Sunday morning ... Read More
Saturday Catch-Up: What You Missed Since February 9
Saturday February 16, 2008
It's the weekend! Stretch! Take a deep breath! And catch up with all that stuff you meant to read on this site over the past week! Here are the new ... Read More
Snowmen, Stories, and More Fun Things to Do
Saturday February 16, 2008
A Saturday "Site of the Day" special: Most days, a single Site of the Day is plenty to keep you occupied. But on Saturday morning, with kids underfoot and a ... Read More
Friday Book Club: Living Sensationally
Friday February 15, 2008
Every Friday is book review day for the Harried Parent's Book Club, and today's selection, Living Sensationally, can help you pinpoint your own sensory needs and how they may conflict ... Read More
Another High-Tech Special-Needs Home from Extreme Makeover
Friday February 15, 2008
Once again this week, Ty Pennington and his crew on the ABC show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition will be helping out a family of a young person with special needs. ... Read More
Site of the Day: Praying With Lior
Friday February 15, 2008
Praying With Lior presents a different view of spirituality for children with special needs than many of us often get, as we mostly just pray for our children to be ... Read More
Publisher Marks Valentine's Day With Asperger Romances
Thursday February 14, 2008
Jessica Kingsley Publishers is one of my favorite sources for books on autism and Asperger syndrome, and an email newsletter I received from them yesterday had a Valentine's spin: It ... Read More
In the Forum: Just Wondering
Thursday February 14, 2008
Figuring out whether your child's behavioral issues are just normal kid stuff or a sign of a disorder can be a full time job for parents, and it seems sometimes ... Read More
Site of the Day: Valentine's Day and Epilepsy
Thursday February 14, 2008
Here's your bit of special-needs trivia for the day: St. Valentine, in addition to his association with love and romance, is the patron saint of epilepsy. This page from the ... Read More
Last-Minute Valentine's Day Solutions
Wednesday February 13, 2008
Hey, Valentine's Day is tomorrow! Does that catch you by surprise? You may have already purchased a sweet for your sweetie and signed and sealed those tiny holiday cards, but ... Read More
Transitions: Early Intervention to Pre-K
Wednesday February 13, 2008
Right now, my head's all caught up in older-child transitions: my son from middle school to high school next year, and my daughter from high school to college or work ... Read More
Site of the Day: Generation Rescue
Wednesday February 13, 2008
If you read USA Today, you may have seen the full-page ad from Generation Rescue, comparing the numbers of vaccines given to young children in 1993 vs. today. It's another ... Read More
What Siblings Would Like Parents to Know
Tuesday February 12, 2008
How do the other children in your family react to your child with special needs, and to your parenting of that child?
Things are complicated in my house by the fact ... Read More
Good Reading from the Carnival of Family Life
Tuesday February 12, 2008
I participated in the Carnival of Family Life again this week, hosted by Health Plans Plus. In addition to my entry on a bad day at church, here are some ... Read More
Site of the Day: Fun Centers for Hospitals
Tuesday February 12, 2008
In an effort to bring more fun into the lives of hospitalized children, Colgate-Palmolive and the Starlight Starbright Foundation have been asking people to vote for the hospital they'd like ... Read More
Deaths of Children With CP Spurs Botox Warning
Monday February 11, 2008
A two-year-old post on using Botox to treat kids with cerebral palsy has been getting a lot of comments lately from parents sharing their experience of getting the injections for ... Read More
Spreading the Blame, and More of Your Comments
Monday February 11, 2008
Readers are sounding off in the comments all over this Parenting Special Needs blog, but it can be hard to find and respond to those opinions when they're on posts ... Read More
Site of the Day: Clothes Off Our Back
Monday February 11, 2008
I was worried that the disruption of awards season due to the writers guild strike might make it hard for Clothes Off Our Back to keep up its auction schedule. ... Read More
Weekly Quiz: Spot the Fake Special-Needs Story
Sunday February 10, 2008
How well do you know this Parenting Special Needs blog? Take this week's quiz and show off your skills. You'll find a list of five different stories; four of them ... Read More
Around About: February 10
Sunday February 10, 2008
A Sunday "Site of the Day" special: Just as Saturday's "Five Fun Things to Do" points you toward amusing and informative places to visit around the Internet, every Sunday morning ... Read More
Saturday Catch-Up: What You Missed Since February 2
Saturday February 9, 2008
It's the weekend! Stretch! Take a deep breath! And catch up with all that stuff you meant to read on this site over the past week! Here are the new ... Read More
Valentines, Hearts, and More Fun Things to Do
Saturday February 9, 2008
A Saturday "Site of the Day" special: Most days, a single Site of the Day is plenty to keep you occupied. But on Saturday morning, with kids underfoot and a ... Read More
Friday Book Club: Sibshops
Friday February 8, 2008
Every Friday is book review day for the Harried Parent's Book Club, and today's selection, Sibshops, is an easy-to-read guide to what siblings of children with special needs want parents ... Read More
Children's Books Stress Acceptance of Differences
Friday February 8, 2008
As inclusion becomes more and more of a fact in our schools, it becomes more and more important to raise the awareness of the general education population on what it ... Read More
Site of the Day: Food Allergy Avoidance Lists
Friday February 8, 2008
Just in time for compulsively examining every piece of Valentine candy your child receives, the Kids With Food Allergies site has posted lists of ingredients to avoid if your child ... Read More
Make Valentine's Day Sweet and Safe
Thursday February 7, 2008
Valentine's Day is one week away. Have you made plans to give your child a little extra love that day? Maybe it'll be by fixing an allergy-free snack for a ... Read More
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
Thursday February 7, 2008
Behavior in church has always been an issue with my son. I've written up some of the things that have worked for us in the article "Worshiping With a Special-Needs ... Read More
Site of the Day: Complex Child Magazine
Thursday February 7, 2008
Whether you're interested in reading or in writing about children with special needs, the new monthly online magazine Complex Child is one to bookmark.
Intended "to provide medical information, along with ... Read More
Enterprising Parent Creates Educational DVDs
Wednesday February 6, 2008
What do you do when the school makes it clear that your child can't get the sort of program or placement that you know would make all the difference? Educators ... Read More
Good Reading from the Carnival of Family Life
Wednesday February 6, 2008
I participated in the Carnival of Family Life again this week, hosted by A Child Chosen. In addition to my entry on head lice, here are some more posts from ... Read More
Site of the Day: Food Allergy Survey
Wednesday February 6, 2008
If you have a child with food allergies, the Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago wants to get your opinion, and they're willing to buy you a cup of coffee to ... Read More
Encouraging Voting, Without Encouraging a Vote
Tuesday February 5, 2008
Hooray for Homework Lists Online!
Tuesday February 5, 2008
I'm so excited! My son's school is finally getting with the concept of homework assignments online, something that's been long overdue.
My daughter did have one teacher while she was at ... Read More
Site of the Day: AAPD Presidential Election Action Center
Tuesday February 5, 2008
Today is Super Tuesday in the U.S., a day that may largely decide who the two major-party candidates for president will be. If you're heading to a polling place today ... Read More
GMA on FASD: Hey, No Big Deal!
Monday February 4, 2008
Pssst, American Academy of Pediatrics!
Since you've shown a willingness to chastise TV shows for promoting arguments that contradict your recommendations and the recommendations of other health authorities, I've got another ... Read More
Why Moms Are Depressed, and More of Your Comments
Monday February 4, 2008
Readers are sounding off in the comments all over this Parenting Special Needs blog, but it can be hard to find and respond to those opinions when they're on posts ... Read More
Site of the Day: Inspired by Diabetes
Monday February 4, 2008
If you were inspired by "Inspired by Diabetes" when the contest was featured as a Site of the Day back in July, but couldn't quite get it together to submit ... Read More
Weekly Quiz: Spot the Fake Special-Needs Story
Sunday February 3, 2008
How well do you know this Parenting Special Needs blog? Take this week's quiz and show off your skills. You'll find a list of five different stories; four of them ... Read More
Around About: February 3
Sunday February 3, 2008
A Sunday "Site of the Day" special: Just as Saturday's "Five Fun Things to Do" points you toward amusing and informative places to visit around the Internet, every Sunday morning ... Read More
Saturday Catch-Up: What You Missed Since January 27
Saturday February 2, 2008
It's the weekend! Stretch! Take a deep breath! And catch up with all that stuff you meant to read on this site over the past week! Here are the new ... Read More
Hearts, Art, and More Fun Things to Do
Saturday February 2, 2008
A Saturday "Site of the Day" special: Most days, a single Site of the Day is plenty to keep you occupied. But on Saturday morning, with kids underfoot and a ... Read More
Friday Book Club: The Short Bus
Friday February 1, 2008
Every Friday is book review day for the Harried Parent's Book Club, and today's selection, The Short Bus, is an offbeat memoir of a criss-cross-country trip in search of what's ... Read More
Parents Weigh In on Eli Stone
Friday February 1, 2008
The pediatricians gave their thumbs-down early, but ABC went ahead and aired Eli Stone last night anyway, and now it's time for parents to have their say.
I was intending to ... Read More
Site of the Day: Bob's House
Friday February 1, 2008
Whether you're there for the game or just to watch the commercials, there's an ad playing on the Super Bowl pre-game show Sunday you're going to want to look out ... Read More