Time to Print Out Your August 2012 Calendar
Tuesday July 31, 2012
July is almost history, and tomorrow we dive into August, which for some of us means the start of school, for some a last chance at a family vacation, and ... Read More
From My Inbox: Tips for Transitions and Party Planning
Monday July 30, 2012
Here's my weekly gathering of products, events, and stories of interest that have landed in my e-mail queue or otherwise caught my attention this week:
+ Netbuddy, a UK resource that ... Read More
Weekly Round-Up: Week Ending July 29
Sunday July 29, 2012
Here's your weekend listing of all the new content you may have missed from the past week on About Parenting Special Needs.
New Articles and Reader Responses
Helping Students Manage Social ... Read More
Tie-Dye, Thinking College, and More Fun Things to Do
Saturday July 28, 2012
Stop by here every Saturday for a family activity, a site for the kids, a shopping site, a site offering humor or inspiration about parenting children with special needs, and ... Read More
Making the Olympics Fun for Kids
Friday July 27, 2012
Will you be watching the Olympics opening ceremonies tonight? My daughter and I have a date to do so, and even though I know she'll get bored partway through and ... Read More
Lunch, Recess, and Other Stressful Structure-Free School Times
Thursday July 26, 2012
When we think about school accommodations, we tend to consider academics and other things classroom-related -- seating, extra time, homework, organization, one-on-one help, reading, writing, 'rithmetic. Yet one of the ... Read More
Praise for Siblings of Kids With Special Needs
Wednesday July 25, 2012
I asked you to offer some public admiration for the brother or sister of a child with special needs, and several heartwarming and pride-inducing entries have come in so far:
Triumphs ... Read More
Book Review Tuesday: 'The Behavior Code'
Tuesday July 24, 2012
If you have a child whose behavior is sometimes difficult, you've likely come to that point in many a school year when you think: Aren't these school people trained to ... Read More
From My Inbox: Special Olympics, Special Recipes
Monday July 23, 2012
Here's my weekly gathering of products, events, and stories of interest that have landed in my e-mail queue or otherwise caught my attention this week:
+ Special Olympics has gathered some ... Read More
Weekly Round-Up: Week Ending July 22
Sunday July 22, 2012
Here's your weekend listing of all the new content you may have missed from the past week on About Parenting Special Needs.
New Articles and Reader Responses
Book Review: Melanie: Bird ... Read More
Therapeutic Fun, Olympics Science, and More Fun Things to Do
Saturday July 21, 2012
Stop by here every Saturday for a family activity, a site for the kids, a shopping site, a site offering humor or inspiration about parenting children with special needs, and ... Read More
Your Comments on Paralympics, Parent-Teacher Communication
Friday July 20, 2012
Here's your listing of what your fellow readers have been talking about on this blog over the past week.. What do you feel like commenting on today?
NBC: 5,000+ Hours ... Read More
Enterprising Parents Create a Communication App for Their Nonverbal Child
Thursday July 19, 2012
I've always been kind of a proactive parent when it comes to just going ahead and doing things without waiting for school bureaucracy to creep its weary way along. When ... Read More
Parent Asks Teachers for Communication and Understanding
Wednesday July 18, 2012
I asked you what you'd like special-educators to know -- about your child, yourself, the needs and rights of our families -- and a recent entry to the Readers Respond ... Read More
Book Review Tuesday: 'Melanie: Bird With a Broken Wing'
Tuesday July 17, 2012
After a week off for a book excerpt, book reviews are back this week with Melanie: Bird With a Broken Wing, a mother's story about raising a child with a ... Read More
From My Inbox: Conferences, Camps, and a Book for Kids
Monday July 16, 2012
Here's my weekly gathering of products, events, and stories of interest that have landed in my e-mail queue or otherwise caught my attention this week:
+ Word of two educational opportunities ... Read More
Weekly Round-Up: Week Ending July 15
Sunday July 15, 2012
Here's your weekend listing of all the new content you may have missed from the past week on About Parenting Special Needs.
New Articles and Reader Responses
Ten Ways to Support ... Read More
Sharing With Cookie Monster and More Fun Things to Do
Saturday July 14, 2012
Stop by here every Saturday for a family activity, a site for the kids, a shopping site, a site offering humor or inspiration about parenting children with special needs, and ... Read More
Your Comments and Forum Posts of the Week
Friday July 13, 2012
Here's your listing of what your fellow readers have been talking about on this blog over the past week.. What do you feel like commenting on today?
Children With Down Syndrome ... Read More
NBC: 5,000+ Hours for Olympics, 0 Hours for Paralympics
Thursday July 12, 2012
UPDATE: Hey, NBC found a whole 90 minutes for the Paralympics! In the middle of the afternoon! A week after it's over! Woo hoo!
I've been researching a lot about the ... Read More
Things to Do When There's Nothing to Do
Wednesday July 11, 2012
It's the time of the year when boredom seems like a constant companion, and cries of "There's nothing to doooooooooooooooooooo!" ring out across the land. Whether you're stuck at home, ... Read More
Helping Kids Cope With Scary Behavior of a Sibling With Autism
Tuesday July 10, 2012
This Tuesday, my streak of weekly book reviews takes a brief respite, but I've still got some book-related goodness for you today -- an excerpt from last week's Harried Parent's ... Read More
From My Inbox: 50 Cent Tweets About Autism, Offensively
Monday July 9, 2012
Here's my weekly gathering of products, events, and stories of interest that have landed in my e-mail queue or otherwise caught my attention this week:
+ It was my RSS queue ... Read More
Weekly Round-Up: Week Ending July 8
Sunday July 8, 2012
Here's your weekend listing of all the new content you may have missed from the past week on About Parenting Special Needs.
New Articles and Pages
Sports of the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Book ... Read More
Paralympics and More Fun Things to Do
Saturday July 7, 2012
Stop by here every Saturday for a family activity, a site for the kids, a shopping site, a site offering humor or inspiration about parenting children with special needs, and ... Read More
Your Comments on Potty Training, Proactive Parents, and Buddy Programs
Friday July 6, 2012
Here's your listing of what your fellow readers have been talking about on this blog over the past few weeks. What do you feel like commenting on today?
Is Your Child ... Read More
Start Getting Excited for the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Thursday July 5, 2012
It's an Olympics summer, which means that, before this month is out, we'll be up to our ears in Summer Olympics coverage, with the opening ceremony on July 27 and ... Read More
On July 4, Declare Independence from Others' Judgments
Wednesday July 4, 2012
Happy Fourth of July! If you have activities planned for the day, you're probably out doing them right now, and it's too late for me to point out my "Four ... Read More
Book Review Tuesday: 'Siblings of Children With Autism'
Tuesday July 3, 2012
It's Tuesday again already, and I've scrambled to get my weekly book review up for your reading-planning pleasure. This week's selection is Siblings of Children With Autism: A Guide for ... Read More
From My Inbox: Diabetes, Food Allergies, and Sports for Kids With Autism
Monday July 2, 2012
Here's my weekly gathering of products, events, and stories of interest that have landed in my e-mail queue this week:
+ A newsletter from Children With Diabetes mentioned the "Store a ... Read More
Weekly Round-Up: Week Ending July 1
Sunday July 1, 2012
Here's your weekend listing of all the new content you may have missed from the past week on About Parenting Special Needs.
New Articles and Pages
Book Review: The Four Walls of ... Read More