I had the honor this past Tuesday night of attending the Joyful Revolution Gala, an event to raise money for the incredible Joyful Heart Foundation. The vision of the Joyful Heart Foundation is a world free of sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse. Their mission is to transform society’s response to these types of […]
Tag: Special Needs
Coping with ADHD: Meditation As My Life Jacket
The phone rang from my oldest son’s school. The school nurse was on the other end of the line. She started by telling me not to panic (which obviously means “start panicking now”). My son was on his way to the hospital. He caused an explosion in the science lab. Every parent dreads a phone […]
First Responders of All Ages
As someone who was a learning specialist for over a decade, I especially loved this blog post called, “When a Little Girl at the Pool Realized My Son Has Autism” by April Shaw. Here is an excerpt from after her son was approached by a seven-year-old girl at their local swimming pool. This mother was […]
Allergies: How To Feed Our Children On This Changing Landscape – Teleclass Re-Cap
1 in 3 American children now has allergies, autism, ADHD or asthma. This staggering statistic makes it difficult to ignore the role that additives in our food supply are having on our health. Busy moms may be wondering how it would be possible to make significant changes in your family’s kitchen – especially with limited […]
Five Ways You Can Advocate for Your Special Needs Student
With a special needs student, it is hard to create balance between allowing the school to make decisions on your child’s behalf and being a thorn in the school’s side. As a professional advocate, a trained teacher and lawyer working exclusively in the field of holistic advocacy within school systems at every age, I know […]
Suspecting Special Needs?
You’ve read a lot, have younger siblings, headed up a babysitting empire, have older children or just have that parent’s hunch. You may be suspecting an issue concerning the proper development of your child. I know I did. After having four children with more or less normative development patterns, number five was noticeably different. At […]
Acknowledgement: A New Year Resolution for Parents
It’s that time of the year again. We reflect on the year that has passed, our accomplishments, our failures. We walk into the New Year with hopes to fulfill our resolutions of eating better, working out. You even take action and buy a monthly gym membership and only go once. If you are shaking your […]
Parenting a Child With Special Needs
More and more parents are faced with the challenges of raising a child with special needs. In the United States alone, about one in six children have one or more developmental disabilities or delays. They are the children that have impairment in physical, learning, language or behavior areas, and therefore require special care. The moment […]