Behavior Challenges in Special Situations
Ideas for parents on managing children's behavior at church, parties, holidays, and other difficult times.
Preventing Public Meltdowns
In this excerpt from "Freedom From Meltdowns," author Travis Thompson, Ph.D., shares some strategies for dealing with children's tantrums in public places.
In this excerpt from "Freedom From Meltdowns," author Travis Thompson, Ph.D., shares some strategies for dealing with children's tantrums in public places.
Special-Needs Children and Special Occasions
Advice on how to make it through family get-togethers and other big events with children with special needs.
Advice on how to make it through family get-togethers and other big events with children with special needs.
Worshiping with a Special Needs Child
Making it through a church service with a child with special needs can be a spiritually trying experience, but setting appropriate expecations and incentives can give you a prayer of success.
Making it through a church service with a child with special needs can be a spiritually trying experience, but setting appropriate expecations and incentives can give you a prayer of success.
Before You Go to the Mall With Your Child
Malls can be overwhelming places for children who have trouble with noise and activity and keeping their hands to themselves. These five tips will make your trip shorter, smoother, and less stressful.
Malls can be overwhelming places for children who have trouble with noise and activity and keeping their hands to themselves. These five tips will make your trip shorter, smoother, and less stressful.
Before You Take Your Child to the Dentist
Most kids don't like going to the dentist, but children with special needs may react with particular terror and misbehavior. Tooth care is important, so try these tactics for making a dentist visit less tortuous for your child -- and for you, too.
Most kids don't like going to the dentist, but children with special needs may react with particular terror and misbehavior. Tooth care is important, so try these tactics for making a dentist visit less tortuous for your child -- and for you, too.
How to Reduce Child Turbulence on Plane Flights
Traveling with kids is hard. Traveling with kids with special needs, for whom disruptions of routine and transitions and large blocks of unstructured time can be a considerable trial, can be so very much harder. Here are five steps to take to make your flight at least a little bit smoother.
Traveling with kids is hard. Traveling with kids with special needs, for whom disruptions of routine and transitions and large blocks of unstructured time can be a considerable trial, can be so very much harder. Here are five steps to take to make your flight at least a little bit smoother.
Spring Fever
Children with special needs may react to the changes spring brings with out-of-control behavior and a raging case of the sillies. Here are some reasons why, and what parents can do to bring a little order to the chaos.
Children with special needs may react to the changes spring brings with out-of-control behavior and a raging case of the sillies. Here are some reasons why, and what parents can do to bring a little order to the chaos.