News on Parenting and Special-Needs Families
All the Big Things You're Going to Accomplish This Summer (Or Not)
Hey, it could happen! Check out my tips for summer family projects just in case.
Five therapy activities parents can do during the normal routine
Ideas from the Easter Seals Blog.
Including Teens and Pre-Teens with Special Needs
The Inclusive Church reports on a workshop on the topic at the Orange Conference. Also, "Helping the Marriage of Parents of Kids With Special Needs."
Don't Spank Your Child Today -- Or Any Day
April 30 was a day devoted to awareness of how bad an idea it is to spank your child. For kids with special needs, it's a particularly ill-advised behavior-management technique.
Keep Up With Normal Needs
As a post on Special Happens points out, sometimes you're so focused on special needs that you forget the typical challenges, like allergies and head lice.
Hey, It's "No Screens? No Way!" Week
Whether or not you're down with a screen-free week, I've got some suggestions to get you through.
The Special Relationship Special-Needs Siblings Can Have
Advice from Not Alone, this year's Readers' Choice Awards winner for Favorite Special-Needs Parenting Blog.
Play Dates for Children with Special Needs
Advice from the blog Special Happens.
Spring Break Survival
Find some emergency child-amusing strategies for school breaks.
Need a Camp That Won't Reject Your Child? Create Your Own
Time to get your Camp Mom going for the upcoming summer vacation.
4 Ways to Prepare Kids with Special Needs for a Sleepover
Advice from the blog Different Dream for My Child.
Divorce in Special Needs Families
Part two in a series from the blog Special Happens.
'Far From the Tree': A Parent's Response
From the Child Mind Institute blog, a review of a book that's on my to-read pile too.
Disney Parks and Special Needs
Readers give their tips.
Divorce in Special Needs Families
The blog Special Happens looks at some of the things that make marriages fail.
Special-Needs Parenting News - January/February/March 2013
Parenting news stories from around the Web featured in the daily news folder on About.com Children With Special Needs in 2013.
Special-Needs Parenting News 2012
Special-education news stories from around the Web featured in the daily news folder on About.com Children With Special Needs in 2012.
Special-Needs Parenting News 2011
Parenting news stories from around the Web featured in the daily news folder on About.com Children With Special Needs in 2011.
Special-Needs Parenting News 2010
Special-education news stories from around the Web featured in the daily news folder on About.com Children With Special Needs in 2010.