Monday Book Look: Speech & Language Development & Intervention in Down Syndrome & Fragile X Syndrome
Monday June 30, 2008
Monday is book review day for the Harried Parent's Book Club, and this week's selection, the lengthily titled Speech & Language Development & Intervention in Down Syndrome and Fragile X ... Read More
Looking for Lost Blog Carnival Submissions
Monday June 30, 2008
The July All About Parenting Blog Carnival goes live tomorrow with a great group of posts on the theme of "Do-It-Yourself Day Camp" ... but this carnival is proving to ... Read More
Site of the Day: Disability Etiquette
Monday June 30, 2008
It'd be nice if there was no need for any such thing as a booklet on how to show basic respect to people with disabilities, but as we all know ... Read More
Sunday Quotations: Public Relations
Sunday June 29, 2008
Every Sunday, I'll be sharing a few quotes from blog entries around the Web that have caught my eye recently. Have you read something quote-worthy? Share in the comments.
"Why is ... Read More
Around About: June 29
Sunday June 29, 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 June 22
Saturday June 28, 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
Tie Dye, Top Ten, and More Fun Things to Do
Saturday June 28, 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
How to Do Your Own Day Camp
Friday June 27, 2008
Last year, I blogged about the Camp Mom experience that my son and a few friends enjoyed, cobbled together with various degrees of creativity and desperation by myself and two ... Read More
Games Families Play (The Good Kind)
Friday June 27, 2008
Do you have a game-playing family? I'm not talking here about passive-aggression, or manipulation, or any of those nasty games that relatives get into. I'm talking about Scrabble, Monopoly, Bingo. ... Read More
Site of the Day: Alternative ADHD Treatment Options
Friday June 27, 2008
Really a "download of the day," Alternative ADHD Treatment Options for Adults and Children is a fourteen-page booklet from the folks at the online magazine ADDitude. The look at non-drug ... Read More
There Are Worse Things Than Being a Wimp
Thursday June 26, 2008
You know, I can rant about "parents today" as much as the next person. I can tsk about over-involved Little League dads who beat up coaches; I can shake my ... Read More
Reducing Child Turbulence on Airline Flights
Thursday June 26, 2008
The story of an autistic child and his mother being kicked off a plane -- because he was having a meltdown, she needed her carry-on handy to try to soothe ... Read More
Site of the Day: Crickweb
Thursday June 26, 2008
Are your children getting the summer stir-crazies yet? Some fun online learning games can occupy little minds without making parents feel guilty, and the UK site Crickweb is full of ... Read More
Two New Book Excerpts Added
Wednesday June 25, 2008
Did you know that the Harried Parent's Book Club offers book excerpts as well as reviews? You can find closer looks at many reviewed books in the excerpt indexes, including ... Read More
Wordless Wednesday: School's Out!
Wednesday June 25, 2008
Site of the Day: The Wrightslaw Way
Wednesday June 25, 2008
If you're a fan of the great special-education resource Wrightslaw, you can now get a frequent dose of news from the experts there on the new blog, The Wrightslaw Way. ... Read More
More Lovely Plastic Clutter for Your Shelves and Tabletops
Tuesday June 24, 2008
If you're like me, you're more interested in the trappings of neatness than in actually, you know, being neat. You buy nice-looking bins and binders to hold all the catalogs ... Read More
Is This a Good Sign or a Bad Sign?
Tuesday June 24, 2008
My son got his eighth-grade yearbook yesterday.
Today was autograph day, and he brought it home with a decent amount of signatures.
Including three girls' phone numbers. One accompanied by a message ... Read More
Site of the Day: Parental Refusal to Vaccinate
Tuesday June 24, 2008
Thinking of avoiding some vaccines for your child, or slowing down the vaccination schedule? Here's a little preview of the response your pediatrician may offer. This page from the American ... Read More
Monday Book Look: The Bipolar Teen
Monday June 23, 2008
Monday is book review day for the Harried Parent's Book Club, and this week's selection, The Bipolar Teen, takes an unflinching look at a disorder that grabs the dial of ... Read More
Is It Ever Okay to "Give Up" on Reading?
Monday June 23, 2008
My mother loved to read. I went through a phase as a kid when I wasn't so much into books, and it was agony to her. But I came around, ... Read More
Site of the Day: Specs For Us
Monday June 23, 2008
Like many parents of children with Down syndrome, Maria Dellapina had trouble finding eyeglass frames that would properly fit her daughter. Unlike many of those parents, she's an optician and ... Read More
Sunday Quotations: Kids Being Kids
Sunday June 22, 2008
Every Sunday, I'll be sharing a few quotes from blog entries around the Web that have caught my eye recently. Have you read something quote-worthy? Share in the comments.
"And in ... Read More
Around About: June 22
Sunday June 22, 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 June 14
Saturday June 21, 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
Whites, Colors, and More Fun Things to Do
Saturday June 21, 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
Send Me Your Best Summer Activity Ideas
Friday June 20, 2008
Pssst, special-needs bloggers!
I know you're out there, I read your blogs, and they're fabulous. I'd like to give you a little showcase here, but you've got to help me a ... Read More
Diane, Dysfunction, and More of Your Comments
Friday June 20, 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: AAC TechConnect
Friday June 20, 2008
The mission of AAC TechConnect is "simplifying augmentative communication evaluations with one-of-a-kind toolkits, online resources, and workshops." Chief among its offerings are Device Assistant, which allows you to compare features ... Read More
Why I Volunteer
Thursday June 19, 2008
In addition to counting down my driving days, I'm spending these last few days of the school year caught up in the drama of moving-up activities for my middle-school son.
I ... Read More
This School Bus Is Losing Its Route. Yippee!
Thursday June 19, 2008
I'm counting down.
Three more days of school.
Three more times we have to drive my son to the middle school, before our family is out of there for good.
Four more times ... Read More
Site of the Day: Beacon Learning Center
Thursday June 19, 2008
With long days of summer vacation stretching out ahead of many of us, the search for interesting and fun ways to keep kids' brains working is on. Beacon Learning Center ... Read More
Does Your Child "Get" Plagiarism?
Wednesday June 18, 2008
Here's how you know you're the parent of a student with a learning disability: Your child gets busted for copying segments of an essay directly from Internet references, and you're ... Read More
Wordless Wednesday: Special-Needs Beach Reads
Wednesday June 18, 2008
Site of the Day: Allergy & Intolerance Resources
Wednesday June 18, 2008
The charming products offered by the U.K.-based Allergy & Intolerance Resources are based on the belief "that scare tactics are not the way to encourage young children to stict ... Read More
Extra Critters Coming Home From Camp
Tuesday June 17, 2008
Camp season is soon upon us, and too often, that means the season of tiny little campers pitching their nits on your child's hair. Head lice. Ew.
The subject of lice ... Read More
From the "Blame the Parent!" Files
Tuesday June 17, 2008
"Parental Insomnia Can Harm Adolescent Children"!
That's the headline of a HealthDay story on research linking insomnia in parents to insomnia, narcotic use, and suicidal impulses in their teenagers.
Now, what the ... Read More
Site of the Day: Father's Joy
Tuesday June 17, 2008
Father's Joy was started by Shannon and Kristin Tassin as a response to the overwhelming amount of negative information they received when they found out their daughter would have Down ... Read More
Let's Make a "Reading Quilt" Together This Summer
Monday June 16, 2008
Speaking of summer projects, do you make reading with your child a priority over the summer? If so, I hope you'll join me in a little experiment I'm trying here ... Read More
Monday Book Look: Texts for Summer Learning
Monday June 16, 2008
I'm still making my way through the next book up for review, The Bipolar Teen -- which, at least at this point, is looking like an extremely useful reference for ... Read More
Site of the Day: Gluten-Free School Lunches Poll
Monday June 16, 2008
Nancy Lapid, About.com's guide to Celiac Disease, mentioned this poll on her blog, and if you're the parent of a child with Celiac Disease who attends school, you'll want to ... Read More
Sunday Quotations: A Father's View
Sunday June 15, 2008
Most Sundays, I share a few quotes here from blog entries around the Web that have caught my eye recently. Today, though, in honor of Father's Day, I'm picking just ... Read More
Around About: June 15
Sunday June 15, 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 June 7
Saturday June 14, 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
Cards, Symbols, and More Fun Things to Do
Saturday June 14, 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
Let Alex Barton Know That He's Special
Friday June 13, 2008
If you've been feeling blue about the story of Alex Barton, the Florida boy whose class voted him out of kindergarten, here's something that might cheer you up. While many ... Read More
Quick Gifts Just for Fathers of Children With Special Needs
Friday June 13, 2008
Last Friday, in a post about giving Dad books for Father's Day, I joked, "Then again, if your husband's like mine, probably the best gift you could give is some ... Read More
Site of the Day: Resources for Fathers
Friday June 13, 2008
Family Village is one of my favorite places to find links to information on various disabilities, but they also have lists of resources for a wide variety of other categories, ... Read More
Diane Sawyer Thinks We're Beautiful and Heartbroken
Thursday June 12, 2008
Is acceptance of your child's disability just a "beautiful way of justifying heartbreak"?
That's what Diane Sawyer seems to think. At any rate, it was her reaction to a Good Morning ... Read More
Learn More About NVLD and CAPD
Thursday June 12, 2008
Our files of resources for specific special needs have grown this week with the addition of two listings of helpful sites: one for NVLD, and one for CAPD. To translate ... Read More
Site of the Day: "The Autism Rights Movement"
Thursday June 12, 2008
I'm a little late in catching up with this article from New York Magazine, but it's interesting-enough reading that I recommend it to those who are later coming to it ... Read More
Researchers Look at St. John's Wort and ADHD, For Some Reason
Wednesday June 11, 2008
Who uses St. John's wort to treat their child's ADHD? According to a recent study, nobody should, because it's only about as effective as a placebo. And according to a ... Read More
Wordless Wednesday: Crafty Crawlers
Wednesday June 11, 2008
Site of the Day: Stitches by Ann
Wednesday June 11, 2008
Weighted items like vests or blankets or lap animals can provide a real calming effect for children with sensory integration dysfunction. But unless you're handy with a needle and thread ... Read More
Ten Things I Hate About This Time of Year
Tuesday June 10, 2008
1. Half-days. Between scheduled half-days for high-school finals, half-days added to burn off unused snow days, and half-days called spontaneously in case of heat, there's hardly a whole day of ... Read More
Does Cancer Care Where You Live?
Tuesday June 10, 2008
A recent study suggests that kids living in the Northeastern U.S. are more likely to get cancer than their peers in other parts of the country. According to an AP ... Read More
Site of the Day: Adam's Gift
Tuesday June 10, 2008
As service dogs for children with developmental disabilities become more common, so do stories of schools refusing to allow the animals to accompany their small charges to class. One such ... Read More
Monday Book Look: Understanding Your Child's Puzzling Behavior
Monday June 9, 2008
Monday is book review day for the Harried Parent's Book Club, and this week's selection, Understanding Your Child's Puzzling Behavior, has me feeling a little contrary.
See, I've faulted a lot ... Read More
A Four-Year-Old Explains Nut-Allergy Precautions
Monday June 9, 2008
Children with special needs often have to grasp hard facts of life at a much younger age than their peers. And maybe because of that, they sometimes seem to take ... Read More
Site of the Day: Food Free Birthday Treats
Monday June 9, 2008
School birthday parties have changed a lot in recent years. The days in which Mom would send in a big batch of cupcakes are passing fast, whether due to students' ... Read More
Sunday Quotations: Appreciation Society
Sunday June 8, 2008
Every Sunday, I'll be sharing a few quotes from blog entries around the Web that have caught my eye recently. Have you read something quote-worthy? Share in the comments.
"As she ... Read More
Around About: June 8
Sunday June 8, 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 May 31
Saturday June 7, 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
Art, Speech, and More Fun Things to Do
Saturday June 7, 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
Give a "Dad Book" for Father's Day
Friday June 6, 2008
Don't look now, but Father's Day is just about a week away -- June 15, to be exact, a week from this Sunday -- and if you're still trying to ... Read More
Find Book Excerpts on Medical Issues
Friday June 6, 2008
A new book-excerpt index has been added to the Harried Parent's Book Club, to showcase the latest excerpt added: an article on "Video Games and Seizures" from this week's reviewed ... Read More
Site of the Day: Caring and Sharing Weekend
Friday June 6, 2008
For the second year, the folks at Pump Wear, one of the online merchants featured in our Enterprising Parents profiles, is seeking nominations of families of children with diabetes to ... Read More
The Behavioral Roller Coaster
Thursday June 5, 2008
My son is in one of those roller-coaster stages right now. You know what I mean? One minute, he's hitting heights of maturity and ability, and the next, it's like ... Read More
Another Thing to Add to Your List of Fears: Dry Drowning
Thursday June 5, 2008
Well, here's a news story guaranteed to make our summers a little more stressful: Turns out, your child can drown hours after leaving the pool.
According to an MSNBC report, of ... Read More
Site of the Day: ZAC Browser
Thursday June 5, 2008
ZAC stands for "Zone for Autistic Children," and the browser is, according to the site, "the first web browser developed specifically for children with autism, and autism spectrum disorders such ... Read More
Good Reading From the Carnival of Family Life
Wednesday June 4, 2008
I participated in the Carnival of Family Life again this week, hosted by Live From Waterloo. In addition to my entry on preemptive arguing, here are some more posts from ... Read More
Wordless Wednesday: Boy and Dog
Wednesday June 4, 2008
Site of the Day: Buckle Puzzle
Wednesday June 4, 2008
Keeping a kid in a car seat is a challenge for many families, especially when that little escape artist can't keep his hands off that oh-so-interesting buckle. The parents behind ... Read More
Finding Community
Tuesday June 3, 2008
My son has had a couple of really nice experiences lately in what I guess you'd call the "mainstream" community -- a lovely Memorial Day in two local parks and ... Read More
Good Reading From the All About Parenting Blog Carnival
Tuesday June 3, 2008
Yesterday, I invited all you bloggers out there to join me in writing about "Do-It-Yourself Day Camp" for this month's All About Parenting Blog Carnival. Meanwhile, the results of last ... Read More
Site of the Day: SuperSibs!
Tuesday June 3, 2008
The goal of SuperSibs! is "to reach out to the brothers and sisters of over 12,600 children in the U.S. and Canada who are diagnosed with cancer each year. Through ... Read More
Monday Book Look: Epilepsy
Monday June 2, 2008
Monday is book review day for the Harried Parent's Book Club, and this week's selection, Epilepsy, is the third edition of an exhaustive Patient and Family Guide on the subject ... Read More
All About Parenting Blog Carnival: Do-It-Yourself Day Camp
Monday June 2, 2008
Updated 7/1/08: This carnival's up now! Stop by and see the great ideas everyone contributed!
If you're a blogger, we'd like to invite you to submit a blog entry for our ... Read More
Site of the Day: STOMP
Monday June 2, 2008
STOMP stands for Specialized Training of Military Parents, and its mission is "to empower military parents, individuals with disabilities, and service providers with knowledge, skills, and resources so that they ... Read More
Sunday Quotations: Making Adjustments
Sunday June 1, 2008
Every Sunday, I'll be sharing a few quotes from blog entries around the Web that have caught my eye recently. Have you read something quote-worthy? Share in the comments.
"When I ... Read More
Around About: June 1
Sunday June 1, 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