Avoiding Parent Burnout
Parenting is difficult but parenting a child with special needs can be even more challenging. If you are a parent of a child with special needs, you are almost certainly putting in more effort than any other mom or dad that you know. And yet your child still may be at risk, struggling, or making…
Top Tips For Navigating Your Special Needs Child Through The Holiday Season.
The holidays are a wonderful time for children. There are bright lights everywhere, holiday music playing, lots of parties and at least one visit with Santa. All of these sights and activities will most certainly create fond memories for your children. However, for special needs children and their parents, all of this bright and often…
How To Set Physical Boundaries For Your Kids And Relatives During The Holidays.
We’re in the thick of the holidays, and with that, come many invitations to holiday parties and family gatherings. Many of you probably have young children who will be attending some of these events with you, and most of the time, they are lots of fun for everyone involved. However, I recently had one mother write…
How to deal with your Child’s impossible Christmas Wishlist!
It is officially the holiday season and now that Thanksgiving is over, children everywhere are starting to look forward to Christmas when they get to open presents. However, with that special day of giving comes “the list.” You know what “list” I am referring to. That long list of toys and electronics that children wish…
How to Select After School Activities for Your Kids
With school starting again, after school activities are picking up again as well. After a year of isolation, many of us are EAGER TO GET our children involved in in school and after school activities again. Parents have always signed their children up for numerous after school activities. However, this year, after school activities are…
How to set new rules and expectations for the new school year
Our children have been on summer vacation and because of that, the rules in our home have been more relaxed. However, now that school has started, you might be wondering how, as parents, we reset our home for the fall. Due to covid, the last school year was anything but typical. Rules about masks and…
What is Virtual Speech Therapy Supposed to Look Like?
We are still in the age of Covid and despite the release of a vaccine, we are still doing some things remotely, such as school, doctor’s appointments and for several children at my clinic, remote speech therapy. I still have several children that I see virtually, and I know many of your children are most…
Is It Ever Too Early To See A Specialist?
If you had a concern about your child’s development, what is the first thing you would do? Whom would you talk to? Where would you go to get advice? Often, we turn to family members and friends for advice, but do they really have the answers? Or, many parents take their children straight to the…
Should A Parent Pursue An Autism Diagnosis?
A few weeks ago, I received a Facebook message from a mother who was filled with anxiety. Her son was diagnosed with a speech delay and she was absolutely positive that he also needed an official autism diagnosis. However, when she took him to the doctor, she was told that he didn’t meet enough of…
SPD And Success In Schools
Can your child succeed in school if he or she has a sensory processing disorder? Your child barely has the attention span to complete his or her homework, much less, sit through an entire class. Does your child fidget throughout the school day and is exhausted by the end of the day? It is essential…