A new school year is here, and these back-to-school tips special needs families can rely on will help you ease the transition. Whether you just waved at the bus or you’re already a few weeks in, these simple strategies can lower stress and set your child up for success. As you read this, you may […]
Timing is Everything: Planning a Trip and When to Tell Elizabeth
So how do we handle or decide how to tell Elizabeth something that might be stressful to her? Timing is everything! I will let you know what we have done most recently. But to give a bit of context, my husband and I decided to go on a vacation for 3 days to see our […]
5 Tips for “Conference”
If your school is anything like ours, you are nearing the coveted time called conference night. You may have already had yours. I used to solely rely on these times as my time to communicate with Elizabeth’s teacher. But as we all know those 20 minutes or so, given while other parents are lining up […]
Some of the Best Presents Cannot Be Put in a Box
“That will be five dollars to get into the game.” Weird how those ten words can make me think. Okay, perhaps you might need a bit of background information here. I heard those words as I entered my ten-year-old son’s basketball game this past Saturday. I had not heard those words since last year’s basketball […]
Back-to-School & IEP Tips
I looked my 10 year old in the eye just yesterday and said: “Michael, you know we have a mere 16 days left of summer”? It was hard to say and so much harder to believe. Where did the summer go? How is it possible that three months went like THAT?! But the truth is […]