Occupational Therapy, Parenting, Sensory Processing Disorder, Special Needs Child
Helpful Tips for Assisting your Child with Special Needs Wear Winter Gear I have a love-hate relationship with winter. I personally enjoy the cold weather, and yes, even snow! My kids have even inherited a love of winter from me. However, that does not mean they are...
Holidays, Occupational Therapy, Parenting
Are you parenting a child with special needs and wondering how to make Christmas more fun and less stressful? Whether you have one child or a family of many, including typically-developing kids, there is so much to consider. From travel to flashing lights on the tree,...
Occupational Therapy, Parenting, Special Needs Child
Here we go again — the time change. Daylight Savings Time is about to come to an end and we will return to standard time. Since it’s fall, we move our clocks back one hour (Spring ahead, Fall back). No one truly enjoys adjusting to a time change, but it is especially...
Back-to-school, IEP, Parenting
Introduce the topic of homeschooling to any group of parents and you’re likely to get a mix of responses. There will be some who are thoroughly in favor of homeschooling, some who are ardently against, and some who are just plain terrified of the idea! But what about...
Parenting, Special Needs Child, Sports
Things to consider before registering for an activity Are you the parent of a child with special needs? Since it seems like the majority of kids are enrolled in at least one sport these days, you may be wondering what type of activity would best fit your child’s...
IEP, Occupational Therapy, Parenting, Pre-School, Special Needs Child
Do you have a difficult time engaging your young child in play? So much of the time as adults, we can find ourselves trying to get a child to engage in play the way we think it should be done. For example, a child bangs a spoon on a toy kitchen set instead of using...
