Parenting Strategies for Raising Children With Special Needs

Most teens worry about smelling bad in front of their peers, but some adolescents with special needs may lack the sensory sensitivity or emotional maturity to notice or care if body odor's a problem. Here are five ways parents can help.

Your child might not let you throw any of that clutter away, but you can at least stow it away where you don't have to wade through it.

Mornings are difficult for many families, but families of children with special needs face more challenges than most. Kids need extra help, parents are extra exhausted, and if tempers get short and stress gets high, meltdowns are sure to follow. For kids who only have a limited amount of control to spend throughout the day, a bad morning can lead directly into a bad day at school. How to prevent …

Summer is a great time to tackle those parenting projects you've been putting off. From toilet training to reading routines to better behavior charts, here are five summer projects to tackle -- and tips on how to triumph.

If your struggling sleeper always seems to wind up in your room at night, use "The Floppy Sleep Game Book" to help your child relax and sleep all the way through to morning in his or her own bed.

Wondering what to do with all those backpacks your kids have used and discarded? Put them to work as storage for toy pieces and parts, and always have a bag of tricks ready.

With the popularity of digital photography and the availability of software that helps users easily manipulate those images, parents of children with special needs have lots of fun opportunities to customize the tools and toys their kids need. Try these five ideas for starters.