Educators often schedule parent-teacher conferences regularly to discuss with parents their child’s academic progress and struggles as well as behavior and social-emotional development. For families of children with exceptional needs, the interactions between home and school are typically greater than for general education students. But what happens when a parent, rather than the teacher, requestsContinue reading How to Structure an Effective Parent-Teacher Conference From the Parent’s POV
I typically write about our family’s experiences in raising a child with developmental disabilities, but not always. I wrote this piece months ago when my youngest daughter was struggling. She’s overcome so much in a short time. I am so proud of her! It is my desire that this message can give you hope if you have a child struggling to find their way. And to tell you this, never give up!Continue reading The Prodigal Daughter
As quickly as you make a plan, living in a world amid a global pandemic means that plan can come to a screech halt without warning. That is precisely what happened to our family yesterday when our 5-year-old son with Autism Spectrum Disorder tested positive for COVID-19.Continue reading Catching COVID-19: Our Family’s Story
If you are the parent of a child with a physical, cognitive or developmental disability, home safety can be a concern. Fortunately, Bob from Child Senior Safety is here to help!Continue reading Keeping Children With Special Needs Safe at Home with Child Senior Safety
In this video, I share three easy to implement strategies for helping transitions with children with developmental disabilities go more smoothly. Stay tuned to the end for a special bonus tip!Continue reading Behavior Strategies: Tips for Transitions
Amy shares how important it is to keep the words you say about your child as positive as possible.Continue reading Your Words Matter
Amy shares how her family has gone from struggling to have a social life to now adapting to a social life that works for them. Maybe her tips will help your family, too!Continue reading How to Have a Social Life When You Have a Child on the Autism Spectrum
Amy shares a story of a Sunday morning meltdown her son with autism had and how reflecting on that meltdown helped her realize he still has more good days than bad.Continue reading Autism: One Bad Morning
In this episode, Amy shares how having a child with a developmental disability, such as ADHD or Autism, means that you more than likely will have to redefine what normal looks like for your family.Continue reading Podcast 04: Defining Your New Norm
Amy shares how important it is for families of special needs children to have a support system and offers practical tips on how to accomplish this.Continue reading It Takes a Village: Get Your Hands Dirty and Build It From the Ground Up
Amy shares 10 things all parents can do to help create a positive childhood for all their children regardless of whether they have developmental differences or not.Continue reading Creating Your Child’s Childhood
Amy shares how she uses Supermarket trips with her son, Barclay, to target specific developmental goals.Continue reading A Trip to the Supermarket Can Be So Much More Than a Trip to the Supermarket!
Amy describes how liberating it was for her when she stopped reading parenting books and started parenting her son the way he needed to be parented.Continue reading Burn Your Parenting Books: Why Traditional Parenting Won’t Work With Children With Developmental Disabilities
Amy shares her and her husband’s unique way of preparing their son for bed and challenges parents to look at their child’s evening routine and see if it’s working.Continue reading Sixty to Zero: Our Unique Bedtime Routine
