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Special Needs
Parenting with “Love & Logic” and the amazing physical, mental and emotional benefits of CranioSacral Therapy were the double-barreled interviews we had on this episode of our radio show.
Listen to our interviews on Love & Logic and CranioSacral Therapy ~ HERE (or visit the link on the bottom of this post to listen and download the [...]
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I’m really tired of the ongoing debate that’s been raging in recent weeks about the “R” word (I guess it’s more impactful when we only use the first letter of words). Not because I don’t agree that there is the potential for offense when the word is used or because I think it’s okay to [...]
I came across this biting criticism of charter schools and children with disabilities recently on the Education Week website. The part that caught my attention was that the editorial was written by the former Director of The US Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs under former President Bill Clinton. It’s not uncommon to see [...]
Itchy tags.
Doesn’t like socks.
Won’t sit still.
Always fidgeting and moving around.
Sensitive to sounds.
Sensitive to light.
Difficult time properly using pens, pencils, etc.
Could it be you’ve got an Out-Of-Sync child?
These days it seems like there’s a condition for everything under the sun. If your child (or you even) does anything short of sit still and follow directions there’s [...]
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We had the great honor on October 25th of last year to interview Peter Wright from Wrightslaw.
Pete is a pioneer in the area of Special Education Law and truly one of the ultimate child advocates in this country. We had the joy of being able to host a Wrightslaw conference in 2008 and were stunned [...]
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You can see the commercials now …… stuck in the rubble? There’s an app for that …. literally.
This guy’s iPhone saved his life in the Haiti earthquake but not the way you’d expect.
There’s also a touching moment in the video when he discusses part of what was going through his mind as he was trapped.
iPhone App [...]
We spoke with Barabara Coloroso about her book “The Bully, The Bullied and the Bystander”.
We first came across her in the Costco Connection magazine, believe it or not, and thought she had some good information and good approaches. Coincidentally enough in the last couple of months we’d had a couple of parents talk to us about [...]
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“Parents will always be catalysts for education reform.”
def: Catalyst: An agent that precipitates -or- accelerates fundamental change
In what is sure to be a phenomenally informative show, this Sunday on the “My Great Kid” Radio Program (Sunday 8:00am-9:00am, WAAM 1600am or online at www.waamannarbor.com; A podcast will be posted after the show) we will be interviewing Peter [...]
What : Santa visit time for children with special needs
Where: Twelve Oaks Mall – Novi, MI
When: Sunday, December 14th, 2008
Times : 9:00am to 10:30am
Who : Children with special needs and their brothers, sisters and families who need a little more time, a little chaos and a little less noise to enjoy their special visit with [...]
“I’m on the yard at snack and lunch, and I don’t see any of it,” she said. “I can’t fix what I’m not aware of.”
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