What Makes Waking Up So Difficult for Kids with ADHD?
In my previous article, What Makes Sleep so Difficult for Kids with ADHD?, I explored the difficulties that children and adolescents may have in falling asleep. As I had mentioned, research shows that...
View ArticleWANTED: Hope in Action Throughout the Special Needs Community
Parents of a child who has special needs will almost surely hear at one time or another, “Now you know your child will never [fill in blank.]” These gloom and doom forecasts are meant to be helpful, I...
View ArticleRaising the Bar for Kids with Special Needs
I recently heard about an interesting study done on fleas. The fleas were placed in a jar and were allowed to bounce around eventually jumping out of the jar to their freedom. Other fleas were placed...
View ArticleDear Teacher: What Families of Kids with Special “Isms” Wish We Could Tell You
I have the utmost respect for anyone who undertakes the noble profession of educating children. Teaching can get infinitely more complicated when your class includes children with Isms, such as...
View ArticleThinking About the Age Old Question: “How Was School Today?”
As kids are getting back into the swing of school, there is always this burning question every parent is dying to ask as soon as their child gets off the bus or into the car, “How was school today?”...
View ArticleIs a Special Interest Becoming an Obsession Impacting Daily Life?
Co-Authored with Erica Ciarciello, B.S, 2011 graduate of Keene State College in New Hampshire with a Bachelor’s of Science in Elementary Education and Psychology. She has been working as a Social Coach...
View ArticleInspire Kids – The Story of a Tiny Frog who Didn’t Listen
Once upon a time, there was an ambitious group of tiny frogs who arranged a climbing competition. The goal was to reach the top of a very high tree. A huge crowd of frogs had gathered around the tree...
View ArticleVisualize a Better Eater: A Fun Activity for Your Picky Eater
Raise your hand if you have a child or have heard a child refuse a food based upon how it looks? Rest assured that you’re not alone. I’ve not only had that experience in my own home but countless times...
View ArticleHarry the Happy Caterpillar Grows: Helping Children Adjust to Change
Children feel safe with stability and sameness. The idea of change can bring about stress. But for a child with isms, change can be that much more difficult. When a child with isms has figured certain...
View Article“Probability Goals” Keep your Perfectionist Child from Giving Up
You may not think of your child as a “perfectionist”, after all, he may have a terribly untidy room or he may take little care in his writing when doing homework but perfectionist children aren’t...
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