Weekly Round-Up: Week of Nov. 24
Sunday November 30, 2008
Here's your weekend round-up of all the articles, blog posts, and site updates you may have missed from the past week in About Parenting Special Needs.
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Santa, Buddies, and More Fun Things to Do
Saturday November 29, 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 Free-for-All: Speak Up on Obesity, Odd Behaviors, Outlandish Relatives
Friday November 28, 2008
The opportunities for spouting off on this site have grown over the years from the forum to blog comments to article add-ons. I'm going to take Fridays to highlight a ... Read More
What You're Giving Thanks for Today
Thursday November 27, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving! I'll be running around today, watching my daughter's band play at a high school football game and throwing some Boston Market in the oven afterward to pretend like ... Read More
Show Your Thanks by Giving a Helping Hand to Other Parents
Wednesday November 26, 2008
Do you remember the first time somebody told you something that helped you understand your child? Maybe it was another parent in a support group or e-mail list, maybe it ... Read More
Making the Best of Thanksgiving
Tuesday November 25, 2008
I can remember a time when I looked forward with excitement to Thanksgiving Day. Maybe back in the days when my mother did all the work, and I just enjoyed ... Read More
High School Musical and the Downside of Dreaming
Monday November 24, 2008
I finally went with my daughter to see High School Musical 3 yesterday, and we both enjoyed it. I thought it had been expanded visually in a nice way -- ... Read More
Weekly Round-Up: Week of November 17
Sunday November 23, 2008
Here's your weekend round-up of all the articles, blog posts, and site updates you may have missed from the past week in About Parenting Special Needs.
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Place Cards, Candy, and More Fun Thing to Do
Saturday November 22, 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 Free-for-All: Speak Up on Babywearing, Bad Days, Thankfulness
Friday November 21, 2008
The opportunities for spouting off on this site have grown over the years from the forum to blog comments to article add-ons. I'm going to take Fridays to highlight a ... Read More
A Complete Hypocrite About the Honor Roll
Thursday November 20, 2008
That's me. Because most of the time, when my kids work their hardest and come home with Bs and Cs, I'm all about effort being important, and Cs being honorable ... Read More
Out of the Loop on Babywearing
Wednesday November 19, 2008
Catch Yourself Being a Good Parent
Tuesday November 18, 2008
Have you ever tried the behavioral technique of "catching your child being good"? It's a great way to put behavior management on a positive footing by focusing on and reinforcing ... Read More
Walking the Dog Makes Me Feel Like a Bad Parent
Monday November 17, 2008
I often suggest to parents that they communicate commands to an emotionally volatile child the way they would to an undisciplined puppy: in a tone that's sharp and clear, not ... Read More
Weekly Round-Up: Week of November 10
Sunday November 16, 2008
Here's your weekend round-up of all the articles, blog posts, and site updates you may have missed from the past week in About Parenting Special Needs.
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Mats, Math, and More Fun Things to Do
Saturday November 15, 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 Free-for-All: Speak Up on Grey's, Diagnosis-lessness, Candy Disposal
Friday November 14, 2008
The opportunities for spouting off on this site have grown over the years from the forum to blog comments to article add-ons. I'm going to take Fridays to highlight a ... Read More
Hannah Montana Episode Pulled Over Diabetes Depiction
Thursday November 13, 2008
Centering the plot of a comedy show on a medical malady can be a risky proposition. Go for accuracy, and the show becomes a 30-minute PSA. Go for laughs, and ... Read More
Girl Says No to Life-Saving Heart Transplant
Wednesday November 12, 2008
Another story of a seriously ill teen refusing treatment hit the news yesterday -- but unlike other recent cases in which young patients and their families were forced to comply, ... Read More
What Special-Education Placement Works for Your Child?
Tuesday November 11, 2008
Where does your child learn best? In an inclusion classroom, resource room, self-contained setting, out-of-district school? Parents spend a lot of time trying to figure out what their kids need, ... Read More
How's Your Worship Experience These Days?
Monday November 10, 2008
My son's been doing pretty good in church these days, I have to say. He sits quietly, he stands when he's supposed to, and although he often refuses to kneel, ... Read More
Weekly Round-Up: Week of November 3
Sunday November 9, 2008
Here's your weekend round-up of all the articles, blog posts, and site updates you may have missed from the past week in About Parenting Special Needs.
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Bowls, Blankets, and More Fun Things to Do
Saturday November 8, 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
Inclusion, IDs, and More of Your Comments
Friday November 7, 2008
Here's a look at some of the comments your fellow readers have been making over the past week or so. To join the conversation, click on the link to get ... Read More
In the Forum: Stability Balls in the Classroom
Thursday November 6, 2008
What does your child sit on in school? For most of us, the answer would be, "A chair" -- and in some cases, "A hard uncomfortable chair that he can't ... Read More
Wordless Wednesday: You Make a Difference
Wednesday November 5, 2008
We Voted, Did You?
Tuesday November 4, 2008
Well, today was the big day. My daughter, who turned 18 in April, voted for the first time. I was probably more excited about it than she was; to a ... Read More
Mary McDonnell to Play Surgeon With Asperger's on Grey's Anatomy
Monday November 3, 2008
How would the sarcastic, oversensitive, verbally hyperactive doctors of Grey's Anatomy take to a colleague with Asperger syndrome? We're soon to find out, as Mary McDonnell joins the ABC medical ... Read More
Weekly Round-Up: Week of October 27
Sunday November 2, 2008
Here's your weekend round-up of all the articles, blog posts, and site updates you may have missed from the past week in About Parenting Special Needs.
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Window Art, Write-On Walls, and More Fun Things to Do
Saturday November 1, 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