Healthcare

  • How to Advocate for Your Special Needs Child

    Have you ever heard of Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP)? It is the study of what makes someone a good communicator. NLP techniques can be useful when you are advocating for your child with special needs; when you’re trying to encourage professionals and other adults to do the best for your son or daughter. Subtle Art of…

  • Parent-Professional Partnerships for Children with Disability

    Over the past several years, I have attended many meetings with parents and professionals – both for my own child with a disability and as an advocate for others. At these meetings, I have seen the best, where parent /professional relationships are fantastic, and the worst, when collaboration efforts are a nightmare! Sometimes the parent…

  • Fathers of Special Needs Kids Matter Too

    After several years of parenting a child with special needs, I am well aware of how easy it is for fathers to feel left out of the process. The family is much more than “mother and child” and needs to be considered as such. Don’t Allow Yourself to be Sidelined by Others Early childhood specialists…